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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

GR

Apr 24, 2020

I found this course to be very enjoyable and interesting. I was into fitness prior joining this course, I found it really helpful to learn the mechanisms behind endurance and strength training.

MS

Aug 6, 2021

T​here was so much information packed into this course. The knowledge I gained will help me with my personal training clients. But also give me the confidence to continue learning online.

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By René S B

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Jun 29, 2023

I really enjoyed this course, thanks!

By Husnain G

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Apr 25, 2021

I really enjoyed learning this course

By maria p g n

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Dec 2, 2020

Great level and depth of information.

By Elisa O

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Oct 22, 2020

Relevant and very clear explanations.

By Gaurav G

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Sep 14, 2020

It is very well planned and executed.

By Dina A S

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Aug 22, 2020

very informative and nice easy course

By Juan F B

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Apr 20, 2022

VERY GOOD MATERIAL AND EASY TO LEARN

By javier o g

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Apr 12, 2021

Muy buen curso, completo y ordenado.

By Malhar J

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Apr 5, 2021

Good Course for Exercise Enthusiast.

By Hamza A

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Jan 3, 2021

Very beneficial. Highly recommended.

By Maryna S

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Nov 29, 2020

I liked the course very much!!!!!!!!

By Jorge A H Y

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Nov 2, 2020

Very informative and well presented.

By Santiago O

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Oct 24, 2020

Muy buen contenido, gracias por todo

By Shalette A

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Oct 16, 2020

Fantastic course! Very informational

By Ionut N

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Oct 7, 2020

Very useful and very well explained!

By Balázs P

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Sep 27, 2020

Awesome course, I really enjoyed it.

By Ilaria L

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Aug 27, 2020

Great Course and very well explained

By SUJITH B

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Jul 27, 2020

Excellent course. Thank you so much.

By Amit A C

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May 4, 2020

Very helpful and enriches knowledge.

By Bastian V K

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Apr 20, 2019

Best course I have take on Coursera.

By MD. R H

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Aug 20, 2024

a great course with great professor

By Vaani M

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Aug 16, 2020

very informational course but hard.

By Omkar C

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Aug 13, 2020

The given course is very beneficial

By Giovanni A

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Aug 23, 2019

great course, extremely informative