Cooper Aerobics Center at Dallas
12200 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75230
866-906-2667
Cooper Aerobics Center at Craig Ranch
7910 Collin McKinney Parkway
McKinney, Texas 75070
214-383-1000
“We have long advocated that living a healthy lifestyle will prevent disease and extend your life,” says preventive medicine pioneer Kenneth H. Cooper, MD, MPH, founder and chairman of Cooper Aerobics, who turned 80 in March and is the picture of good health. “Living a Cooperized life is now more important than ever with obesity and diabetes rates soaring and health care costs suffering. If you take control of your health, you will find that you can add life to your years and years to your life.”
Dr. Cooper single-handedly changed the perception of fitness when he coined the term “aerobics” and published his first book, Aerobics, in 1968, proving exercise improved health. Since then Cooper Aerobics has created the world’s greatest repository of fitness data and its impact on health. With the array of Cooper services offered, millions of people have been inspired to make good health a habit.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 570,000 Americans die of cancer each year, and a third of these deaths are associated with poor diet, physical inactivity and excessive weight.
A 2003 study by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society ranked the states by incidence of cancers associated with excess weight. Texas was in the top 10 for colon cancer for both genders, and in the top half for kidney cancer, post-menopausal breast cancer and endometrial cancer in women.
“Our mission starts with those for whom a life full of good health is a priority,” says Tyler C. Cooper, MD, MPH, CEO of Cooper Aerobics Enterprises and Cooper Clinic preventive medicine physician. “It’s not about perfection, but the process of making healthy choices to improve your quality and quantity of life.”
The Cooperized lifestyle consists of these eight health guidelines:
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Eat healthy most of the time
- Take the right supplements for you
- Stop smoking
- Exercise most days of the week
- Manage stress
- Control alcohol
- Get a regular, comprehensive physical exam
Source: cooperaerobics.com
