Cooper (born March 4, 1931, Oklahoma City)[1] is a doctor of medicine and former Air Force lieutenant colonel from Oklahoma, 6️⃣ who pioneered the benefits of doing aerobic exercise for maintaining and improving health.

[2][3] In 1966 he coined the term, and 6️⃣ his book Aerobics was published in 1968,[4][5] which emphasized a point system for improving the cardiovascular system.

The popular mass market 6️⃣ version was The New Aerobics (ISBN 0-553-26874-0), published ten years later.

Career [ edit ]

A native of Oklahoma City, Cooper completed 6️⃣ a 13-year military career in both the army and air force.