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LEAVE A LEGACY
Legacy Celebration 2021
Meyer Society Planned Giving
Orville Rogers Celebration of Life
8.9.2022
The Cooper Institute Collaborates with NASA to Examine Long-term Effects of Space Travel on Heart Disease and Mortality
4.11.2022
Oklahoma can avoid being a top 10 obese state, but lawmakers need to act
3.31.2022
Meet the Dallas 500: Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper- D Magazine
2.22.2022
Exercise Increases Ability to Remember Meaningful Moments
2.8.2022
How aerobics changed the life of Arthur Blank long before he bought the Atlanta Falcons
2.8.2022
THE ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANTS $15 MILLION TO THE COOPER INSTITUTE TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF DR. KENNETH H. COOPER
1.24.2022
The Cooper Institute's 2021 Legacy Celebration
1.19.2022
The Cooper Institute and GreenLight Credentials announce GreenLight Fitness, a strategic partnership to enhance FitnessGram
12.29.2021
NYTIMES - How Exercise May Affect our Alcohol Consumption
9.29.2021
The Cooper Institute’s Fit and Tipsy Study Reveals Fit People Drink More Alcohol Than Non-Exercisers
8.3.2021
Essilor Vision Foundation and FitnessGram by The Cooper Institute Partner to Reward Teachers, School Nurses and School Staff
4.15.2021
Fitness Is Still Important Tool for Overall Good Health, Despite Modern Medicine
4.7.2021
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.
4.6.2021
UPDATE: Fitness Still Matters to Reduce all-Cause and Heart Disease Deaths, Despite Advances in Modern Medicine and Lifestyle Changes
3.25.2021
The Cooper Institute Looks to Get Kids Active Again as Pandemic Continues
3.17.2021
Student Physical Activity Dropped Worldwide During COVID-19, Raising Concerns for Health
3.1.2021
Legendary “Father of Aerobics” Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper Turns 90
3.1.2021
The Cooper Institute Launches New Online FitnessGram Playground Site
6.22.2020
FitnessGram PACER Test Remixes! now available
3.30.2020
Fitness Still Matters to Reduce Heart Disease and Cancer Deaths, Despite Advances in Modern Medicine and Lifestyle Changes
3.18.2020
NFL Huddles up with Charitable Partners to Provide Free Educational Resources during COVID-19 School Closures
1.29.2020
Vision Impact Institute and The Cooper Institute Announce Extension of Collaboration
10.18.2019
2019 Annual Legacy Award Dinner honors the NFL Foundation
9.9.2019
Improving Vitamin D level, physical fitness, and body weight may help to reduce health risks in African-American adults
1.29.2019
Is too much exercise dangerous? Study shows that extreme exercise does not increase risk of death from heart disease
10.12.2018
2018 Annual Legacy Award Dinner to feature The Home Depot CEO Craig Menear as keynote speaker honoring Arthur M. Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner and co-founder of The Home Depot
10.10.2018
2018 Brain Summit featuring Researchers from The Cooper Institute
9.6.2018
Vision Impact Institute and Cooper Institute Announce Collaboration to Focus on the Whole Child
6.27.2018
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEART HEALTH AND BRAIN HEALTH: Study shows fitness protects against depression and heart disease death in later life
4.2.2018
FitnessGram and OPEN Establish an Impactful Collaboration to Enhance Fitness Education for all Physical Educators
3.27.2017
Dallas Cowboys Legend, Troy Aikman, Cooper Aerobics President and CEO, Dr. Tyler Cooper, and retiring Frisco Independent School District Superintendent, Dr. Jeremy Lyon,
2.1.2017
Association Between Sitting Time and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors After Adjustment for Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, 2010–2013
1.17.2017
Research Conducted by The Cooper Institute Shows Positive Association for Health Outcomes for Students Participating in NFL PLAY 60 Programming
12.18.2015
Pink Elementary Teaches Healthy, Life-Long Habits with FitnessGram
10.28.2015
The Cooper Institute Finds High Midlife Fitness and Cardiovascular Health Associated With Lower Healthcare Costs
10.22.2015
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Train with The Cooper Institute
10.22.2015
The Cooper Institute and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Expand Healthy Zone School Recognition Program
10.22.2015
Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
10.4.2015
The Cooper Institute Finds High Midlife Fitness and Cardiovascular Health Associated with Lower Healthcare Costs
7.6.2015
Fitness for Female Cancer Survivors
7.6.2015
Appreciate Basic Freedoms and Those who Protect Us
7.2.2015
FitnessGram Continues to be Texas’ Program for Assessing Student Fitness
4.1.2015
Healthy Zone School Recognition Program Grows to 90 Schools in DFW
3.31.2015
National Football Foundation Inducts Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper into Leadership Hall of Fame
3.30.2015
The Cooper Institute Supports Law Enforcement Officers
3.19.2015
The Cooper Institute® Partners with US Games to Improve the Health of Children Nationwide
2.20.2015
The Cooper Institute is committed to S.T.E.M. education and the next generation
9.30.2014
The Cooper Institute Launches New Education Tracks
7.29.2014
NFL PLAY 60 FITNESSGRAM® Champions Immerse in Student Health
5.22.2014
Cowboys Host NFL PLAY 60 FITNESSGRAM
®
Assessment at "Champion" School
5.21.2014
CI Launches Cooper Fit Pro Resources
4.29.2014
A Cooperized School
2.25.2014
Top Fitness Organizations Launch Registry
9.11.2013
The Cooper Institute and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Select the 2013-2014 Healthy Zone Schools
8.5.2013
CI Researchers Find Strong Link Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Risk of Heart Failure Mortality
5.24.2013
The Cooper Institute Signs Agreement With Hungarian School Sport Federation
4.5.2013
An Inaugural Funding Opportunity
3.4.2013
General Mills Foundation Donation Expands the Reach of NFL PLAY 60 FITNESSGRAM
2.5.2013
Higher midlife fitness can impact brain health in later life.
1.4.2013
The Cooper Institute Launches More Than Fifteen New Courses
12.13.2012
The Cooper Institute Launches Continuing Education Courses for Health Professionals at TodayIWill.com.
12.11.2012
Study examines the impact of fitness and alcohol intake on metabolic syndrome
12.11.2012
Study confirms the benefits of physical activity outweigh risk of musculoskeletal injury
12.10.2012
Study shows cardiorespiratory fitness and LDL are predictors of coronary heart disease.
10.1.2012
Illuminating New Perspectives
9.24.2012
The Cooper Institute Mourns the Loss of Chief Executive Officer, Fred Meyer
9.17.2012
NFL Charities Awards $2.2 Million to The Cooper Institute
9.14.2012
The Cooper Institute® Marks Texas Obesity Awareness Week with Tom Thumb Check Presentation Event
8.27.2012
New Study Shows Higher Midlife Fitness is Key to Healthier Aging
8.15.2012
Apply to our Personal Training Education Advisory Board
7.27.2012
Youth Program Leaders to Speak at National Physical Education Institute
6.21.2012
Personal Trainer Recognition Programs Launched
6.13.2012
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
6.11.2012
NutriGram Offered at No Cost
6.11.2012
CI Ambassador Program Launched
5.7.2012
CI Gives Back at Get Kidz Fit 2012
4.11.2012
Nutrigram's The Quest to Lava Mountain mentioned in Edge magazine
4.11.2012
Watch Andes plane crash survivor, Nando Parrado, and Dr. Cooper
2.3.2012
Kevin Levar Set to Perform at Church Benefit for “The Longest Swim” Cancer Research Mission
1.17.2012
Military Exercise Leader Course At Buckley AFB, Colo
1.11.2012
Low vitamin D levels linked to depression, UT Southwestern psychiatrists report
1.11.2012
Reflecting on Video Games, Learning and Nutrition
1.11.2012
Skip the calorie counting: To lose weight, seek foods that satisfy
1.10.2012
Are Your Kids in the Healthy Fitness Zone?
11.17.2011
DALLAS LECTURE - My Aging Brain
11.15.2011
New Study Links Fitness and Fatness to Blood Levels of Vitamin D
11.10.2011
Statewide Results from NutriGram
®
Confirm Need for Healthy Eating Education
11.2.2011
Ben Lecomte Mimics His Epic Cross- Pacific Swim at Cooper Aerobics Center
10.11.2011
Honoring Ray C. Robbins, Our Dear Friend
10.11.2011
Visit CI at Mayor's Youth Fitness Initiative Celebration
9.27.2011
Troy Aikman Joins United Way and Cooper Institute to Honor Healthy Zone Schools
9.9.2011
918 Women: 1 Goal - The WIN Study
7.5.2011
Texas school children to learn about nutrition via video games
5.20.2011
The ABCs of health: Program teaches kids Nutrition 101
5.20.2011
New exercise leaders will bring group fitness into squadrons at March
5.13.2011
Eating right: Elementary students take launch test to evaluate their lunch
5.13.2011
Burks Elementary: Healthy School Recognized
4.25.2011
Biobank featured in Dallas Business Journal
3.30.2011
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Adiposity, and Cancer Mortality Paper Published
3.28.2011
Burks Elementary Named First Healthy Zone School
3.22.2011
United Way & Cooper Institute Name First Healthy Zone School
2.23.2011
The Cooper Institute® Developing Weight Management Cancer Prevention Program
2.1.2011
Paper Published on Vitamin D Levels in Men
1.1.2011
The State of Georgia Recognizes The Cooper Institute
11.8.2010
The Entertainment Software Association Foundation Gives $50K to The Cooper Institute
11.1.2010
Study Links Cardiorespiratory Fitness to Lower Death Rate in Women
9.22.2010
United Way & The Cooper Institute Launch Steps Toward a Healthier Community
9.6.2010
Announcing the Janet and Tedd Mitchell Endowed Chair for Healthy Aging
9.1.2010
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Hosts Experts on Exercise, Student Performance and Brain Development
9.1.2010
Positive and Negative Influences of Large-Scale Fitness Assessment: Results of Testing with 3 Million Texas Youth
8.26.2010
CI Partners with Texas Department of Agriculture to Improve Health of Texas Children
8.17.2010
CI Launches Personal Training Education Course Online
8.1.2010
Online Personal Training Course Now Available!
7.14.2010
Phys Ed: The Men Who Stare at Screens
7.9.2010
Charles L. Sterling: An epidemic of fitness malpractice
7.9.2010
Most Texas school kids failing in fitness
6.3.2010
Dallas-area physicians on board with first lady's initiative to tackle childhood obesity
5.17.2010
Overtraining Syndrome can hurt athletes who work out too much
5.7.2010
Give trainer's credentials, references a good workout.
4.20.2010
Luncheon pays tribute to fitness pioneer Kenneth Cooper
4.20.2010
Watch this Video!
4.7.2010
Tom Brokaw hosts The Cooper Institute 40th Anniversary Luncheon on April 29
3.9.2010
Fitness May Boost Kids' Grades
3.9.2010
To Double the Odds of Seeing 85: Get a Move On
2.24.2010
WIN 2 Super Bowl XLV Tickets
12.2.2009
Weight Management Leadership Available Online!
12.1.2009
NFL Charities Awards $1.8 Million To The Cooper Institute's FITNESSGRAM
11.3.2009
How a Clinical Trial Can Help With Type 2 Diabetes
11.2.2009
Latest exercise gear and routines reflect body's real-life movements
9.3.2009
CI Mentioned in the Air Force Times
8.3.2009
Certified Personal Trainer (CI-CPT) Exam Launches Nationwide
7.15.2009
The Cooper Institute Signs Exclusive Contract with Pearson VUE
7.15.2009
NYC - Physical Fitness Associated with Higher Academic Achievement
6.5.2009
*** SHARE YOUR STORY ***
5.1.2009
Millie and Dr. Kenneth Cooper honored by Dallas Legends of Service
5.1.2009
NOW ONLINE - Providing Dietary Guidance Course
4.29.2009
H1N1 Flu Update
4.17.2009
The Cooper Institute Newsletters
4.5.2009
CI Bookstore Offers 20% Discount on Selected Products on April 8th
3.8.2009
Texas Education Agency Releases FITNESSGRAM® Results
2.26.2009
The Cooper Institute and Mary Lou Retton Announce New Youth Fitness Research Project at Signature Luncheon
2.10.2009
TMA Foundation Awards Grant to The Cooper Institute
2.3.2009
The Cooper Institute and UT Southwestern Announce Medical Research Collaboration
1.28.2009
Help CI Plan the New Online Personal Training Education Course
1.27.2009
WEATHER ADVISORY MESSAGE! (1/28/09)
1.22.2009
Participate in New Research Studies
12.2.2008
Karyn Hughes to Speak at IHRSA Convention in March
11.19.2008
GoodSearch for CI
11.6.2008
Cooper Institute Teaches Military Exercise Course
10.1.2008
Online CI-CPT Practice Test for Personal Trainer Candidates - First of Many Online Offerings Planned
6.30.2008
Texas Tests the Fitness of 2.6 Million Students; Finds Elementary Students are in the Best Shape
5.4.2008
2nd Annual Super Saturday/Super Sábado at Bukhair Elementary School
5.4.2008
The Cooper Institute Launches Calorie Balance Web Site –
StandUpandEat.org
4.7.2008
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) Honors The Cooper Institute
2.21.2008
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Provides
A Life Rx for Health
to Benefit Dallas Kids
1.16.2008
New Study Shows That Fitness Trumps Fatness in Determining Risk of Cancer Death in Men
12.9.2007
The Cooper Institute Pioneers Law Enforcement Occupational Fitness
11.12.2007
New Fire Service Course Helps Firefighters Become 'Fit for Duty'
11.8.2007
Illinois WISEWOMAN Program Recognized by CDC as a National Model
9.26.2007
Dr. Cooper Presents at Latest Lecture Series Event
9.26.2007
FITNESSGRAM Selected as Statewide Fitness Tool
9.20.2007
Development Advisory Board Establishes 2008 Goals
8.23.2007
Kudos to The Institute Board of Trustees Members
8.13.2007
New Cooper Book Released Nationally
7.29.2007
CHAMPS Sport Camp Gives Children New Hope
7.19.2007
The Cooper Institute Bookstore Opens for Business
7.12.2007
Dr. Cooper Among Honorees for Lifetime Achievement
6.25.2007
Women Net Positive Results in AHA's Choose To Move
6.24.2007
Mandatory PE in Texas Schools is Victory for Kids
6.5.2007
DREW Primary Outcomes Paper Published in JAMA
5.13.2007
Dr. Daniel Amen Speaks at Lecture Series Event
4.25.2007
Super Saturday/Super Sabado at Bukhair Elementary
4.24.2007
Institute Showcases Services at ACSM and IHRSA
4.17.2007
Cooper Institute Trustees Recognized and Honored
2.15.2007
The Charitable IRA - A Non-Taxing Way to Give
1.22.2007
Institute Earns National Accreditation from NCCA
1.1.2007
The 2007 Lecture Series Schedule Released
4.27.2000
Dr. Cooper's 21st Century Medicine Lecture
2.22.2000
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
A Life Rx for Health
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