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Publication of Aerobics

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The 1968 publication of Kenneth Cooper book Aerobics, which popularized the term and a points based system for measuring cardiovascular fitness through sustained activity, credited with helping launch the popular fitness movement of the following decade.

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1968 1
Location
New York, United States 2
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Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, First Edition, Milestones

Kenneth Cooper's Aerobics popularized the aerobic-fitness case these federal guidelines later codified as national policy four decades later.

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Kenneth Cooper, Figures
Source American College of Sports Medicine Official Site

In Branch

Exercise Science, Branches
Source American College of Sports Medicine Official Site
Sources
1. American College of Sports Medicine Official Site
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2. Internet Archive: Aerobics (1968)
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New York : Bantam Books
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.Kenneth H. Cooper, aerobics
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the United States by physician Kenneth H. Cooper and popularized in his books Aerobics (1968) and The Aerobics Way (1977).
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