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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

AS

Feb 22, 2021

This was a very interesting course and I enjoyed going through it. I learnt a lot about exercise and the body's adaptations to exercise. I liked the assessment too, they were very well thought out.

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 CRISTIAN A N R

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Aug 22, 2025

I love it! Easy to learn and understand.

By R M

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Feb 15, 2021

Very well explained and in great detail!

By Ruta B

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Oct 6, 2020

It was a high quality course. Thank you.

By NITHIN M

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Sep 26, 2020

it is an owesome course ,i enjoyed a lot

By JOAO L F D S

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Aug 30, 2020

Simplesmente amei o curso! Muito direto.

By Pooja D

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Aug 11, 2020

very nice course, i learn every activity

By Joshua S

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Mar 22, 2018

Excellent Course. I highly recommend it.

By Faraz

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Dec 13, 2017

Best course ever.Thank you team Coursera

By Romain C

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Jul 31, 2022

Excelent, thank you ph.d Robert Mazzeo!

By MARIA P Z C

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Dec 2, 2020

Excelent, I enjoyed every minute of it

By Jeremiah D R

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Oct 18, 2020

THANK YOU COURSERA FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

By Sushant P

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Jul 23, 2020

Excellent course. Very in-depth course.

By SOURAV A M D o M

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Jun 18, 2020

Amazing course for fitness enthusiasts.

By GAURAV A S

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Apr 19, 2020

Absolutely loved it. Highly recommended

By Hetvi M

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Jan 26, 2022

Excellent platform to learn new things

By Jaime L O J

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Jun 25, 2021

I enjoyed a lot taking up this course!

By AJITH K C

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Sep 21, 2020

Greatfully help in our life..Thank you

By Amy

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Apr 29, 2020

Very comprehensive coverage of topics.

By Mohammad H G

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Apr 26, 2020

This course was useful and functional.

By Nikita R

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Dec 30, 2019

Excellent course! Tons of information.

By Thomas P

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Dec 26, 2019

Fantastic teachers and course content.

By Pa T

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Mar 4, 2018

Excellent course. absolutely brilliant

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.