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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

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.

MK

Jun 22, 2020

Course was interesting and well structured. The videos are short and informative. This course changed my personal outlook on exercise. The final assessment instructions were a little vague.

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By mohamed s

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May 14, 2020

very accurate and informative

By Jorge A G

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Jun 30, 2025

I really enjoyed this course

By EDUARDO N H

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May 18, 2022

I really enjoyed this course

By VERHSAHEPZIPHA D M ( N

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Sep 6, 2021

it was really amazing course

By Houda B

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Oct 16, 2020

thank u so much coursera ...

By Luis F M C

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Sep 16, 2020

great and exceptional course

By Vidya B

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Feb 24, 2018

very informative and updated

By Mauro S

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Feb 22, 2025

A lot of useful information

By OZAN A K

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Sep 24, 2021

ZOR Bİ KURSTU FAKAT GÜZELDİ

By Bhzd t

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Jul 10, 2021

Very practical and helpful

By Nissma A

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Nov 13, 2020

very interesting! thank you

By Lanesha S

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Nov 4, 2020

Great substantive material.

By Batuhan C

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Nov 2, 2020

İnanılmaz yararlı bir kurs!

By Gustavo A G V

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Sep 4, 2020

Excelente y exigente curso.

By Zahoor

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May 13, 2020

Best for all fitness lovers

By Dalyla S L d S

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May 12, 2020

Adorei, super informativo .

By Porferia P

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Dec 31, 2019

The discussion was so clear

By Aneya L

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Jan 19, 2023

Very quick and easy to do.

By Kanz u E

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Dec 29, 2021

It was a very good course.

By Alexandre D

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Apr 1, 2021

Great classes and teacher!

By Tomas J C G

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Nov 10, 2020

excelente aprendi bastante

By Swastik R

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Jul 30, 2020

Good or informative course

By Pankaj S

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Jun 2, 2020

BEST I TO KNOW THE SCIENCE

By LAKEHAL M

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Jan 30, 2023

Really it's great course.

By Chyna B

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Jul 10, 2021

such a pleasure to learn.