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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

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Sep 19, 2019

I truly loved this course as a personal trainer from experience of years im having so much fun in this course and getting to know a lot more about my fieldThank you for putting all of this together

MS

Aug 7, 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 Josh A B

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Aug 5, 2020

It was very interesting and entertaining.

By Kang Y K

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May 26, 2020

Gain a lot of knowledge about exercising.

By John k

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May 3, 2020

Learn a lot from this course , Thank you.

By Каньшина Е А

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Aug 30, 2019

Many usefull and interesting information!

By Prateek B

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Aug 4, 2017

very informative and well laid out course

By KHENI P P

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Dec 20, 2025

So nice and perfect watching this videos

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 16, 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 31, 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 Jacques C J v R

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Jan 27, 2026

Really enjoyed the presentation videos.

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 3, 2020

Excelent, I enjoyed every minute of it

By Jeremiah D R

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Oct 19, 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 19, 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.