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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

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.

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!

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By Miguel A C P

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Aug 12, 2020

As a physical therapist I can say this course has a complete and useful information.

By Muhammad S

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Jul 29, 2020

this course was very beneficial for me

thanks to coursera and university of colorado

By Hemant K

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May 1, 2020

Its a good elaborate course..easy to understand..covering every aspect of physiology

By Beate E

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Apr 17, 2019

This was an excellent course, full of important and relevant information. Thank you!

By Omar A A

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Oct 29, 2017

such a great course big amount of very important info in short minutes very helpfull

By Tehzib R

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Sep 22, 2023

It was a very good course. I enjoyed it. Touched many topics and quite extensive.

By How t d i

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Aug 11, 2023

The best course with best teacher, i learn much more about science behind exercise.

By Nataly Y

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Mar 24, 2022

Excelente curso, mas que recomedable por que es muy completo y explican super bien.

By Keeley H

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Aug 16, 2021

Great Course! A lot of knowledge learnt and I am able to apply it to everyday life.

By Dariane d C

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Jun 21, 2021

Incrível, me deu mais vontade ainda de continuar estudando, estou no caminho certo!

By RISHABH M

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Oct 29, 2020

It's very good, I got to know a lot of things about what happens when you exercise.

By Larissa A K

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Aug 12, 2020

Curso muito bom! Conseguiu dar uma boa noção da relação do esporte com alimentação.

By Rafael J B P

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Feb 19, 2024

Excelente formación.. tiene un buen nivel de exigencia...la recomiendo grandemente

By Sofía V d l T A L

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Oct 21, 2020

Excellent course! It is very interesting and well prepared. The lessons are great!

By Lillian L

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Sep 16, 2020

demasiada lectura y especifico, excelente para quienes desean aprender mas ciencia

By Maria E H M

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Jun 19, 2020

Excelente curso, me parece que es algo de loo que todo el mundo debería informarse

By Jannat-ul-Naeem

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Jan 7, 2021

It was an amazing experience being here and getting knowledge through this course

By Dr A C B L M P

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May 25, 2020

Goes directly to the point. Clear. Easy to learn main concepts. Friendly learning

By Anne S

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Mar 8, 2021

The content is excellent!! Highly recommended for anyone interested in exercise.

By GOPI H K M

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Aug 21, 2020

this was an awesome course who would like to know behind the scenes of exercise

By Samreen M S

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Jun 10, 2020

An excellent course to understand the science behind the importance of exercise.

By Er. s f a

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Apr 29, 2020

The course is very well designed and content is explained in nice manner. Thanks

By Nancy

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Aug 24, 2017

This is one of the best course for the people who are passionate about fitness .

By Ana L N

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Sep 18, 2022

Super!!!! easy going, with lots of usefull information and very well explained

By Sage E

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Jan 10, 2022

It was an excellent refresher course for me.

Very well put together and taught.