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Founded in 1970 by the "Father of Aerobics"
Kenneth H. Cooper MD, MPH

Recent Blog Posts

Cooper Advocacy Team At Work in Oklahoma

How Does Smoking Just a Few Cigarettes a Day Affect Your Risk of Dying Prematurely?

Preventing Atrial Fibrillation: Another Good Reason to Make Regular Physical Activity Part of Your Lifestyle!

Should we be accumulating 10,000 steps per day?

Can physical activity counteract mortality risk if you sit during most of your waking hours?

Getting Physically Fit with Legislation

Mindset, Commitment and Living Intentionally

Stay Healthy and Physically Active. In school, at home or anywhere.

The Cooper Institute’s Fit and Tipsy Study Reveals Fit People Drink More Alcohol Than Non-Exercisers

Essilor Vision Foundation and FitnessGram by The Cooper Institute Partner to Reward Teachers, School Nurses and School Staff

Watch Wellness Wednesdays: A new study from The Cooper Institute shows a huge drop in children's exercise in the pandemic. Dr. Andjelka Pavlovic joined NEWS 9 in Oklahoma City.

Fitness Is Still Important Tool for Overall Good Health, Despite Modern Medicine