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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Science of Exercise by University of Colorado Boulder

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About the Course

Learners who complete Science of Exercise will have an improved physiological understanding of how your body responds to exercise, and will be able to identify behaviors, choices, and environments that impact your health and training. You will explore a number of significant adjustments required by your body in order to properly respond to the physical stress of exercise, including changes in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, nutritional considerations, causes of muscle soreness & fatigue, and the effectiveness and dangers of performance enhancing drugs. Active learning assessments will challenge you to apply this new knowledge via nutrition logs, heart rate monitoring, calculations of your total daily caloric expenditure and body mass index (BMI). Finally, learners will examine the scientific evidence for the health benefits of exercise including the prevention and treatment of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity (weight loss), depression, and dementia....

Top reviews

BO

Oct 3, 2020

An exceptionally great course. I enjoyed every bit of it. Thanks to the organizers for making these as easy and simple as possible. Now I can live a more healthy lifestyle with the principles learned!

NT

Apr 14, 2020

Love everything about this course. Nice module. Professor is really nice. However, I need to learn further about weight training (Pros, cons , etc). Looking forward to attend in weight training class.

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By Bishwajit P G

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Feb 15, 2019

Fantastic course to gain knowledge about the principal of exercise.

By Dima A

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Aug 23, 2021

this course talk about all aspects of exercise, highly recommended

By Crystal S

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Dec 19, 2020

Really amazing course! Learnt so much, and the lecturer was great!

By Apoorv D

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Apr 18, 2024

best course on exercise , fitness, training available on coursera

By Huanyu Z

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Jul 11, 2022

extremely helpful in improving my training and diet as an athlete

By Geraldinne V s

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Jun 5, 2021

mmuy enriquecedor y gratificante para mi carrera y vida.Gracias..

By Kaan G K

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Dec 26, 2020

Very clear and simple explanation of complex mechanisms. Thanks !

By Dr. V A D o P S

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Sep 19, 2020

Very informative, helped to build the basic knowledge on exercise

By Jeff H

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Aug 31, 2020

I wasn't expecting such an intense course, but I'm glad it was in

By adavistic

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Aug 19, 2020

AMAZING COURSE FOR BEGINNERS TO LEARN HOW EXERCISE HELPS THE BODY

By Mohit D

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Jun 10, 2020

great learning by this course and platform gain lots of knowledge

By Naveed

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Nov 29, 2020

It was very helpful. Will help me in my fitness coaching journey

By Sabine B

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May 12, 2020

Loved it! Thank you for a short sharp but very valuable insight!

By Rachel V B

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May 11, 2020

Excellent course! Truely engaging and easy to understand course.

By Ivan C G C

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May 2, 2020

Very well structured and good information give it in the course.

By Matthew J

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Apr 30, 2020

Well presented course. The lecturer was enjoyable to learn from.

By Adrian

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Jan 28, 2020

Helpful, interesting, fundamental in basics of training science.

By Nicholas V N R

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Aug 31, 2018

Creat course pitched at the right level, with clear presentation

By dietitian M A ( B

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Jun 22, 2017

i like this course cause its easy to learn and its comprehensive

By Dioncar L

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Oct 19, 2020

los felicito por este curso muy bueno Gracias por la enseñanza

By pimrawee k

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May 21, 2020

recommend for everyone. first online class here so great time:)

By Andrea D

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Apr 24, 2020

the course was really interesting and very useful for my career

By RITESH G

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Sep 21, 2019

A lovely course to have a scientific approach towards exercise.

By Amey K

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Sep 15, 2020

was perfect because I wanted to learn biology during exercise.

By Jun S k

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Aug 27, 2020

Excellent course for all science learners. Highly recommended!