Kenneth H. Cooper (born March 4, 1931) is an American doctor of medicine and former Air Force lieutenant colonel from Oklahoma, who pioneered the benefits of doing aerobic exercise for maintaining and improving health.
Born in Oklahoma City,[5] Cooper completed a 13-year military career in both the army and air force.
During his Air Force career, he devised the simple Cooper test, which could conveniently and quickly establish the fitness level of large numbers of people.
Cooper left the Air Force in 1970, when he and his wife, Millie, moved to Dallas to start his companies.
Cooper encouraged millions to become active and helped to launch modern fitness culture.
[11][12] He graduated from the University of Oklahoma (BS, MD) and the Harvard School of Public Health (MPH).