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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....

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This course was very informative and had a good approach. The course design kept me motivated through out the time to complete it. I am thankful to Dr. Robert Mazzeo for providing a wonderful course.

MB

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It is a very great course. This course taught me many great things about the human body like how the body responses to exercise and nutrition. What, when, how we should do exercise and take nutrition.

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By Isabella A

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Jul 28, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. It was engaging and well-organized. :)

By Dr. P s

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Jul 22, 2020

I have learnt so much knowledge about the deep insight of exercises.

By riza k

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Jun 7, 2020

well explained and the topics are related with the reality out there

By Tamara M

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Mar 12, 2019

Amazing course, very detailed but worth the work. Fantastic quality.

By Andrea M

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Jun 11, 2018

Lots of practical information provided in an easy to consume format!

By Arjay G

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Sep 17, 2017

Lots of helpful information! Astig! ( means this rock! in Filipino)

By Edna K

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Oct 25, 2020

Quite a good course. Well articulated an explained. I learnt a lot.

By Vivek P

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Sep 17, 2020

It will help you for the Physical fitness as well as metal fitness.

By MADHUSMITA B

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Apr 30, 2020

it is an best platform to study .every body should try atlest once.

By aula s

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Nov 29, 2019

Thank you very much I benefited a lot and learned great information

By Marleigh G

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Oct 12, 2019

Very interesting and a great review and/or expansion on physiology!

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.