McMaster University - Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.

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Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.
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Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.
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Approx. 23 hours to complete
English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish

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Skills you will learn

Fitness

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Renowned exercise physiologists Martin Gibala and Stuart Phillips of McMaster University teach the surprising new science of cardio fitness and strength-building?and then provide you with hacks to get fit and strong (and healthy!) in less time than you ever thought possible. What?s the right mix of exercise between cardio and strength? How do you know if you?re working out hard enough? What?s better, heavy or light weights? These questions and more are addressed through a course designed to provide even the most inexperienced of exercisers the tools you need to design time-efficient workouts that can be done virtually anywhere, from your own home to a city park or even at your workplace.
Marty and Stu are good friends and colleagues who just happen to be two of the world?s most passionate scholars in the science of fitness. They aim to entertain you while they?re describing the relationship between exercise and health. Marty is a pioneer in the field of interval training, the technique of varying your workout intensity to get fit faster than anyone ever thought possible. Stu?s studies proved that lifting lighter weights can be a highly effective strength-building technique?plus he?s a leading expert in dietary protein and muscle.
In Hacking Exercise for Health, you?ll follow Marty and Stu as they teach you the basics about the way your body boosts its fitness and strength. Next, they?ll apply that theory, providing you with a series of do-anywhere workouts and, most importantly, teaching you what you need to know to design your own sessions. Filled with inspirational practical tips, fun quizzes, interactive community participation and assignments designed to help you remember your lessons, Hacking Exercise for Health will give you the tools and techniques to incorporate exercise into your life, no matter how busy you are.

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Curriculum

The Basics of Fitness

Introduction: Who are these profs and should I care about this MOOC?

Week 1 Video 1 - What is fitness anyway?

Week 1 Video 2 - What is the exercise continuum?

Week 1 Video 3 - How to assess your own fitness

Week 1 Video 4 - How do you get the biggest bang for your exercise buck?

Introduction Glossary

Week 1 Video 1 - Glossary

Week 1 Video 2 - Glossary

Week 1 Video 3 - Glossary

Week 1 Video 4 - Glossary

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Week 2 Video 1 - What?s the most important number you have?

Week 2 Video 2 - Where do the Physical Activity Guidelines come from, anyway?

Week 2 Video 3 - How can you hack cardiorespiratory fitness?

Week 2 Video 4 - Why does H.I.T.T. work?

Week 2 Video 5 - Which burns more calories: Interval or Endurance Training?

Week 2 Video 6 - What are some interval workouts I can do at home?

Week 2 Video 1 - Glossary

Week 2 Video 3 - Glossary

Week 2 Video 4 - Glossary

Week 2 Video 5 - Glossary

Week 2 Video 6 - Glossary

Musculoskeletal Fitness

Week 3 Video 1 - Can you hack strength training?

Week 3 Video 2 - What?s up with muscle fibre?

Week 3 Video 3 - Can we actually prompt our muscles to grow?

Week 3 Video 4 - What does protein have to do with muscles?

Week 3 Video 5 - How does one hack strength training?

Week 3 Video 6 - What should I consider as I design my own workouts?

Week 3 Video 1 - Glossary

Week 3 Video 2 - Glossary

A Motor Unit-Based Model of Muscle Fatigue

Neither Load nor Systemic Hormones Determine Resistance Training-Mediated Hypertrophy or Strength Gains in Resistance-Trained Young Men

Week 3 Video 3 - Glossary

Week 3 Video 4 - Glossary

Week 3 Video 5 - Glossary

IOC Consensus Statement: Dietary Supplements and the High-Performance Athlete

Week 3 Video 6 - Glossary

Combining Cardio and Strength Fitness

Week 4 Video 1 - Which is better: cardio or strength training?

Week 4 Video 2 - What does a cardio & strength training workout actually look like?

Week 4 Video 3 - Can you design your own cardio & strength workout?

Week 4 Video 4 - How can exercise affect your mental health?

Week 4 Video 5 - Can't you get exercise in a pill?!

Week 4 Video 6 - What are our top ten tips to hack exercise for health?

Does Strength-Promoting Exercise Confer Unique Health Benefits? A Pooled Analysis of Data on 11 Population Cohorts With All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Endpoints

Week 4 Video 2 - Glossary

Research studies

Week 4 Video 5 - Glossary

Overall Course Glossary

Final Course Quiz