Werner Hoeger

Werner Hoeger (born December 15, 1953) is a Venezuelan-born, professor emeritus (active) of exercise physiology at Boise State University who took up luge five weeks short of his 45 birthday. Werner Hoeger received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and his Master's degree in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University at the young age of 20. In 1978, at 24 years of age, Hoeger earned his Ed.D. in exercise physiology, also fr... more

Werner Hoeger (born December 15, 1953) is a Venezuelan-born, professor emeritus (active) of exercise physiology at Boise State University who took up luge five weeks short of his 45 birthday. Werner Hoeger received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education and his Master's degree in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University at the young age of 20. In 1978, at 24 years of age, Hoeger earned his Ed.D. in exercise physiology, also from Brigham Young University. He then taught at the University of the Andes in Merida, Venezuela from 1978 to 1982; the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa from 1983 to 1986, and served as Technical Director of Fitness Monitoring in Rolling Meadows, Illinois from 1982 to 1983. He joined Boise State University in 1986. He has authored 47 editions of nine fitness & wellness college textbooks. Since 1990, he has been the most widely read author in this field among colleges and universities in the United States. Competing in two... less