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Dallas doctor recalls training 1970 FIFA World Cup champions Brazil in aerobics

Dallas doctor recalls training 1970 FIFA World Cup champions Brazil in aerobics
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The Dallas doctor who is considered "the father of aerobics," Kenneth Cooper, is looking back on 60 years of contributions to soccer and fitness. Many will be familiar with the 12-minute run test Cooper developed to measure cardiovascular fitness in 1968 while he was a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air

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