Werner W.K. Hoeger
Dr. Werner W.K. Hoeger is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Kinesiology at Boise State University and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Research Consortium of SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators). Dr. Hoeger received his master’s degree at age 20 and his doctorate degree at age 24, both in exercise science. A former Winter Olympian and All-American athlete, Dr. Hoeger developed many of the popular fitness assessment tools in use today, including the modified sit and reach, total body rotation, shoulder rotation, muscular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and soda pop coordination tests. Recipient of the Presidential Award for Research and Scholarship at Boise State, and a renowned expert and lecturer, Dr. Hoeger continues to be active in the areas of exercise physiology, physical fitness, and wellness. He has published multiple editions of his fitness and wellness titles, including the Cengage texts FITNESS & WELLNESS, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR FITNESS & WELLNESS, PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS, LIFETIME PHYSICAL FITNESS & WELLNESS, WELLNESS: GUIDELINES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, and WATER AEROBICS FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS.
Sharon A. Hoeger
Sharon A. Hoeger is Vice President of Fitness and Wellness, Inc. in Boise, Idaho and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brigham Young University. Co-author of five Cengage texts, Sharon Hoeger researches current scientific information for revisions and develops accompanying interactive software applications -- innovations that set the standard for fitness and wellness software today. The Hoeger husband-and-wife team has been working, innovating, and training together for four decades.
Marius Locke
Marius Locke is an associate professor in the Faculty of Physical Education and Health at the University of Toronto. He completed undergraduate degrees in both physical education and biology at the University of Western Ontario. During this time he was a varsity football player. After obtaining his PhD in Kinesiology (UWO) he spent 3 years as a post doctoral fellow at the Deborah Research Institute in Browns Mills, New Jersey where he studied cellular responses of the heart during exercise. Since arriving at the University of Toronto in 1996, he has continued to study the cellular stress responses of striated muscle. In 1999 he received a New Investigator Award from the American College of Sports Medicine. He currently teaches first year physical education students about the biophysical aspects of physical activity/health and fourth year students about the cellular and physiological responses to exercise. In addition to his teaching and research, he has also coached numerous sports including baseball, soccer, hockey and football at various levels. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife and four children.
