Science of Exercise

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 & fatigu

• Explain exercise and physiological response relationships including metabolism
• Describe nutritional impacts on health and training
• Summarize causes of muscle soreness, fatigue, and performance-enhancing drug risks