Werner Hoeger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Werner Hoeger

American academic

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1953

Place of Birth: Mérida, Venezuela

Profession: university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Werner Hoeger (Mérida, Venezuela, 1953–) is a professor emeritus (active) of exercise science at Boise State University and author of nine different "fitness & wellness" textbooks.
He has written a total of 65 editions of these books.
He is one of the most widely read fitness and wellness college authors in the United States.
He was the first author to write a college-level fitness book to incorporate the wellness concept with the publication of Lifetime Physical Fitness & Wellness: A Personalized Program in 1986 (now in its 15th edition, Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2017).
His title Fitness & Wellness (Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2019, 14th edition) is a concise book for introductory courses and for the general public that provides the necessary guidelines to enhance health and quality of life through a comprehensive fitness and wellness program.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and also of the Research Consortium of AAHPERD (now SHAPE America).
A gymnast in his youth, he later took up the sport of luge and participated in two Olympic Winter Games (2002 and 2006).
Following his Olympic participation he turned his attention to racing in track and field, competing in three World Masters Track and Field Championships (2011, 2016, and 2018).