[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6246]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF KENNETH H. COOPER, M.D., M.P.H.

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2011

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kenneth H. 
Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., my friend, renowned physician, and the Father of 
Aerobics.
  The importance of cardiovascular exercise and fitness in our world 
today can be attributed to the dedicated efforts of Dr. Cooper. 
Throughout his career, Dr. Cooper has focused on preventive medicine 
and his work has revolutionized the physical fitness world. Aside from 
working with the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) to 
create a fitness program for astronauts and designing the ``Cooper 
test'' used by the military to assess fitness, Dr. Cooper also trained 
the 1970 Brazilian soccer team to a World Cup victory. At the local, 
national, and international levels, Dr. Cooper has educated numerous 
individuals about the importance of diet and exercise and motivated 
them to adopt healthy lifestyles. He is also aggressively combating the 
childhood obesity epidemic with the Our Kids' Health initiative and by 
working with legislators to bring physical education back into our 
schools. The impact of Dr. Cooper's work spans across the globe; I know 
he has made our world a healthier place.
  His family, friends, colleagues, and patients will gather to honor 
him at Health Needs a Hero on May 22, 2011 in Austin, Texas. I am 
delighted to join them in recognizing Dr. Cooper's many achievements 
and contributions to the health and medical fields. Mr. Speaker, I ask 
my esteemed colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Cooper.

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