Ingo Froböse

Ingo Froböse (born March 18, 1957 in Unna ) is a university professor for prevention and rehabilitation in sport at the German Sport University Cologne .

There he is head of the Center for Health through Sport and Exercise and Head of the Institute for Exercise Therapy and Exercise-Oriented Prevention and Rehabilitation . He is also the scientific director of the Institute for Quality Assurance in Prevention and Rehabilitation GmbH (IQPR GmbH).

Career

Froböse finished his school career in 1976 with the Abitur in Kamen . Be with the graduate degree in sports science , with a focus on rehabilitation, completed in 1983. He also studied economics at the University of Hagen to the intermediate diploma . In 1986 Froböse received his doctorate, in 1993 he completed his habilitation. He was finally appointed university lecturer in 1995.

During his studies, he was a sprinter of German runner-up over 100 meters , German runner-up over 200 meters and German university champion over 200 meters. At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1982 in Milan , he was fourth over 200 meters. He was also active in bobsleigh .

In addition to his work as a university professor, Froböse is the author or co-author of numerous books on the subject of health, nutrition and sport. In addition, he is an adviser or manager at a number of institutions and associations, primarily in the field of prevention and rehabilitation. Froböse became known to the general public as an expert in media such as Stern , Brigitte , Fit for Fun , Men's Health , GQ , n-tv , YouTube and ARD .

Personal bests

100 m: 10.40 s, July 18, 1981, Gelsenkirchen
200 m: 21.08 s, June 21, 1981, Kiel

Functions and offices

Head of the Center for Health through Sport and Exercise at the German Sport University Cologne (DSHS)

Head of the Institute for Rehabilitation of the DSHS

Vice-Rector at the DSHS (1999-2003)

Scientific director of the Institute for Quality Assurance in Prevention and Rehabilitation GmbH at the DSHS

Chairman of the Research Institute for Inclusion through Exercise and Sport (FiBS gGmbH)

Chairman of the scientific advisory board of TÜV Rheinland quality offensive in the fitness area

Expert of the German Bundestag in questions of prevention

Member of the Federal Association for Prevention and Health Promotion

Scientific advisor to health insurance companies and other social insurance providers

Chairman of the Association for Health Sports and Sports Therapy (VGS)

Chairman of the Water for Schoolchildren Association

Member of the Society for Orthopedic Traumatological Sports Medicine

Member of the Prevention Commission of the German Association for Rehabilitation

Member of the rehabilitation section of the German Society for Trauma Surgery

Controversy over water filters

As a university professor of the SpoHo, he informed or promoted a water filter in November 2018 as part of a video by the association Wassertankstelle eV, the manufacturer of which is in turn connected to the association through its management, as it is the chairman of the association. When asked by journalists, Froböse could not provide any scientific evidence for the advantages of precisely that filter, which it claimed in the video. He denied having received any money; his participation in the video was, according to him, a favor . The SpoHo distanced itself from the video in response to journalistic requests and denied any collaboration with the association.

Web links

Literature by and about Ingo Froböse in the catalog of the German National Library
Ingo Froböse's website
Ingo Froböse. In: dshs-koeln.de . Retrieved February 9, 2020

Individual evidence

↑ Fit with pleasure: Ingo Froböse, our sports expert. In: ksta.de . April 11, 2013, accessed February 9, 2020 . Jürgen Buschmann (editor), Ralf Sühl: Froböse, Ingo. (pdf, 27.5 MB) In: Who Is Who of the German Sport University Cologne. 2nd edition date = 2011, pp. 499–501 , accessed on January 19, 2020 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Philipp Seibt, Julia Merlot: Advertising without evidence: The professor and the "good" water. In: Spiegel Online . January 19, 2020, accessed January 19, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Froböse, Ingo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German university professor for prevention and rehabilitation in sport at the German Sport University in Cologne
DATE OF BIRTH	March 18, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Unna

[1] Fit with pleasure: Ingo Froböse, our sports expert. In: ksta.de . April 11, 2013, accessed February 9, 2020 . Jürgen Buschmann (editor), Ralf Sühl: Froböse, Ingo. (pdf, 27.5 MB) In: Who Is Who of the German Sport University Cologne. 2nd edition date = 2011, pp. 499–501 , accessed on January 19, 2020 .

[:0-2] A ^b ^c Philipp Seibt, Julia Merlot: Advertising without evidence: The professor and the "good" water. In: Spiegel Online . January 19, 2020, accessed January 19, 2020 .