Test 1 Flashcards
Thomas Jefferson
No less than 2 hours of exercise a day
Dr. JC Warrens
Contributed to the fitness of women
Catherin Beecher
Calistenics to music
Types of diseases killing after the civil war
hypokinetic, cancer, heart disease
Regular physical activity was necessary for primitive man to __________
Survive
Dr Thomas Cureton
Started fitness recommendations for personal use
Childrens fitness test that led to promote health and fitness
Minimum Muscular Fitness Test
Godfather of Fitness
Jack LaLanne
Contributions from the Godfather of fitness
First to open health center
First exercise show
Developed resistance training and Aerobics
Professional Fitness Organizations
American Health Association (AHA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Famous quote from Pres Kennedy
We are under exercised as a nation, we look instead of play and ride instead of walk
Father of Aerobics
Dr. Ken Cooper
Dr. Cooper Quote
Maintaining health is easier than losing it and trying to regain it
Group fitness class that started in 1969
Jazzersize
Jazzersize founder
Judi Sheppard
Fitness boom began when?
1970’s