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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

DB

Aug 10, 2020

This course was outstanding. There is so much that I learned that I will be able to apply to my own exercise routine. The videos were easy to follow and the quizzes tested the material thoroughly.

LM

Oct 16, 2020

Totally enjoyed this course. It was informative and helped me to understand how my body works so that i can adapt my training and those in my family so we can live a much better life style. Thank you

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By Aletta K v E

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Jan 30, 2021

The course was interesting and well taught

By Kristin R

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Jan 6, 2021

Nice overview with encouraging information

By Camila A G R

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Oct 18, 2020

Excellent course with very good resources.

By Cristian D

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Jul 26, 2020

Amazing course, it helped me a lot. Thanks

By Mayara S

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May 27, 2020

Congratulations on the magnificent course!

By Krishna T

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May 25, 2019

best course for every fitness professional

By Lucas M

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Feb 8, 2023

Excelente curso. Quero revisita-lo sempre

By Bahareh V

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Sep 10, 2022

.t was a useful course for me, thank you

By Jesus m F A

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Aug 20, 2021

Excelente Curso, con un excelente docente

By Anurag B

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May 14, 2021

It's a very good & very informative coury

By Traya O O

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Feb 1, 2021

no dudes y toma el curso que es buenisimo

By N S N

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Aug 15, 2020

it was an awesome and challenging course

By Josh A B

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Aug 4, 2020

It was very interesting and entertaining.

By Kang Y K

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May 26, 2020

Gain a lot of knowledge about exercising.

By John k

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May 3, 2020

Learn a lot from this course , Thank you.

By Каньшина Е А

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Aug 30, 2019

Many usefull and interesting information!

By Pratteek B

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Aug 4, 2017

very informative and well laid out course

By R M

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Feb 15, 2021

Very well explained and in great detail!

By Ruta B

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Oct 6, 2020

It was a high quality course. Thank you.

By NITHIN M

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Sep 26, 2020

it is an owesome course ,i enjoyed a lot

By JOAO L F D S

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Aug 31, 2020

Simplesmente amei o curso! Muito direto.

By Pooja D

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Aug 11, 2020

very nice course, i learn every activity

By Joshua S

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Mar 22, 2018

Excellent Course. I highly recommend it.

By Faraz

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Dec 13, 2017

Best course ever.Thank you team Coursera

By Romain C

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Jul 31, 2022

Excelent, thank you ph.d Robert Mazzeo!