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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

MB

Sep 11, 2020

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.

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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Sep 9, 2020

I learned a lot from this course. The instructor and course are great. Thank you very much to the Instructor and Coursera.

By Juliana d O

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Oct 21, 2021

Maravilhoso!! Princípios fundamentais e necessários a todos os profissionais que desejam trabalhar com ciência esportiva!

By Paul B

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Sep 3, 2020

Excellent course covering a complex topic. I learnt a lot and appreciate the presentation of complex in a meaningful way.

By CINDY M H M

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Jul 19, 2020

La información que brindan es muy completa y los diferentes materiales son interactivos favoreciendo un mejor aprendizaje

By Alvin L A

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Jun 21, 2020

informative, learned a lot and the science behind each. starting a new day informative, and with new knowledge to spread.

By Ahmad F

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Jan 2, 2021

This course is really helpful it helped me a lot in physical activities, so I recommend this course to all the Students.

By Juan L

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Aug 20, 2020

Muy buen curso, yo nunca había tenido ningún acercamiento a este tipo de información y he sido atleta por más de 8 años.

By DOAN C T

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Jun 11, 2020

I love running and this course is very useful for me. I will push up my friends to be more active with regular exercise

By Rangga K D

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Apr 21, 2021

I've gained a lot of fun knowledge about our body and what exercise do to our body. Recommended for a beginner like me

By Malhar R K

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May 25, 2020

amazing course to understand changes and body adaptations during exercise!! Highly recommended for bubbling athletes!!

By Maya S

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Feb 26, 2019

Very useful information that can be easily applied in everyday training process and make it more effective! Thank you!

By Nan S

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Feb 4, 2021

it's very useful to let me know the exercise benefits and theory. I do enjoy studying here and sharing my ideas here.

By Jennifer J

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May 11, 2020

Excellent, there was so much excellent information. This course has changed the way I approach my physical fitness.

By rahul o

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Dec 8, 2019

VERY VERY KNOWLEDGE I GOT FORM THIS , BUT IT IS TO MUCH EXPENSIVE FOR ME SO FEEL SORRY THAT I AM NOT ABLE TO BUY IT .

By Sarmad U K S

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Jul 28, 2022

Very well taught and really a good course if you want to learn body adaptations in response to exercise. Full Marks.

By Debbie M

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Nov 17, 2020

Excellent course. Got a great foundation on the relationship between metabolism and exercise. I recommended it 100%.

By padma b

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Nov 6, 2020

I enjoyed learning this course. This course provides extremely valuable basics about aerobic and anaerobic training.

By Franciane V

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Aug 27, 2020

Awesome course! It helped me a lot with exercise physiology knowledge and improved my english as well!! Thanks a lot

By Yash D

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Apr 25, 2021

Such a good experience while learning science of exercise. i think it will going to help me out in training session

By Petal B

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Mar 30, 2021

I enjoyed this course. It was an all round great experience with how smooth everything was able to work out for me.

By smritika v

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Oct 20, 2020

Very good course. Very detailed explanation. In a very simple language and practical application was given emphasis

By ashutosh s

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Oct 28, 2022

Loved the course, but one thing that I was looking for was missing. Coverage on resistance training was not much.

By Udson R d S

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Jul 29, 2020

The didactic way of teaching made the classes pleasant, it was very easy to understand and absorb all the content.

By Marcel E

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May 16, 2020

I really enjoyed the course and like the course format! I really want to thank the University of Colorado Boulder!

By ritu p

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May 15, 2020

Awesome so tons of knowledge I got from this course thanks to co- ordinator, university of Colorado and coursera..