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.
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Hacking Exercise For Health. The surprising new science of fitness.
Universidad McMasterAcerca de este Curso
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Certificado para compartir
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Fechas límite flexibles
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Nivel principiante
Aprox. 23 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English), Español (Spanish)
Qué aprenderás
How to evaluate the role that physical activity plays in your health
How your cardiorespiratory fitness can be improved with aerobic training
How strength training results in strength gains and improve your health
How to formulate you own cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal exercise routine to improve your health
Habilidades que obtendrás
healthCardiorespiratoryexercisemusculoskeletalNutrition
Certificado para compartir
Obtén un certificado al finalizar
100 % en línea
Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.
Fechas límite flexibles
Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.
Nivel principiante
Aprox. 23 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Inglés (English), Español (Spanish)
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Universidad McMaster
Founded in 1887, McMaster University is committed to creativity, innovation, and excellence by inspiring critical thinking, personal growth, and a passion for learning. Ranked amongst the Top 100 universities in the world, McMaster pioneered a learner-centred, problem-based, interdisciplinary approach to learning that is now known worldwide as the “McMaster Model”.
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
3 horas para completar
The Basics of Fitness
The human body is rare in that it actually improves with use. In fact, the changes that various kinds of exercise trigger in the body are downright miraculous. This week, Marty and Stu explain the mechanics behind that process. They start by breaking down the two types of fitness: “Cardiorespiratory” and “musculoskeletal.” Next, they’ll tell you why each one is important to living a long and healthy life. With a can-do attitude designed to inspire, they’ll inform you how much of each activity you’re supposed to get, then wrap up the week by posing a question that exercise scientists have been debating for years: Which type of exercise is better for you?
3 horas para completar
5 videos (Total 28 minutos), 5 lecturas
5 videos
Week 1 Video 1 - What is fitness anyway?5m
Week 1 Video 2 - What is the exercise continuum?6m
Week 1 Video 3 - How to assess your own fitness4m
Week 1 Video 4 - How do you get the biggest bang for your exercise buck?5m
5 lecturas
Introduction Glossary10m
Week 1 Video 1 - Glossary10m
Week 1 Video 2 - Glossary10m
Week 1 Video 3 - Glossary10m
Week 1 Video 4 - Glossary10m
4 horas para completar
Cardiorespiratory Fitness
This week Marty tells you all about cardiorespiratory fitness, and the latest research in terms of time-efficient ways to get fitter faster. Why do some scientists think that cardiorespiratory fitness should be the fifth vital sign? What is VO2max? What’s an easy way to determine your own VO2max? And how does aerobic exercise boost it? The week wraps up with Marty teaching a series of techniques to build cardiorespiratory fitness in less time than you ever thought possible.
4 horas para completar
6 videos (Total 31 minutos), 5 lecturas
6 videos
Week 2 Video 2 - Where do the Physical Activity Guidelines come from, anyway?4m
Week 2 Video 3 - How can you hack cardiorespiratory fitness?5m
Week 2 Video 4 - Why does H.I.T.T. work?4m
Week 2 Video 5 - Which burns more calories: Interval or Endurance Training?4m
Week 2 Video 6 - What are some interval workouts I can do at home?8m
5 lecturas
Week 2 Video 1 - Glossary10m
Week 2 Video 3 - Glossary10m
Week 2 Video 4 - Glossary10m
Week 2 Video 5 - Glossary10m
Week 2 Video 6 - Glossary10m
6 horas para completar
Musculoskeletal Fitness
Many people believe strength training isn’t for them. They might feel intimidated by lifting weights because they think it’s only for big hulking bodybuilders. Besides, what are the health benefits of lifting weights? During week 3, Stu argues that everyone should engage in some form of strength training—and the practice becomes more important, not less, as you age. Once you’re convinced, Stu teaches techniques that will help everyone to be stronger, to stave off the decline in muscle strength that otherwise happens as we age. Finally, Stu provides hacks to get you comfortable performing strengthening exercises—and teaches you to design your own resistance-training workouts.
6 horas para completar
6 videos (Total 39 minutos), 9 lecturas
6 videos
Week 3 Video 2 - What’s up with muscle fibre?7m
Week 3 Video 3 - Can we actually prompt our muscles to grow?6m
Week 3 Video 4 - What does protein have to do with muscles?6m
Week 3 Video 5 - How does one hack strength training?8m
Week 3 Video 6 - What should I consider as I design my own workouts?5m
9 lecturas
Week 3 Video 1 - Glossary10m
Week 3 Video 2 - Glossary10m
A Motor Unit-Based Model of Muscle Fatigue30m
Neither Load nor Systemic Hormones Determine Resistance Training-Mediated Hypertrophy or Strength Gains in Resistance-Trained Young Men30m
Week 3 Video 3 - Glossary10m
Week 3 Video 4 - Glossary10m
Week 3 Video 5 - Glossary10m
IOC Consensus Statement: Dietary Supplements and the High-Performance Athlete30m
Week 3 Video 6 - Glossary10m
10 horas para completar
Combining Cardio and Strength Fitness
Remember the question Marty and Stu posed in the first week? What’s more important, cardiorespiratory or musculoskeletal health? In the last week they’ll finally answer it for you. They’ll talk about some of the surprising benefits of exercise—like the fact that it can help you mentally retain information (sweat so you don’t forget!). They’ll discuss the debate over the exercise pill. They’ll teach you hacks that help you boost muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness, together—and finish the course by teaching you techniques to design your own fun, combined workouts designed to keep you exercising for the rest of your life!
10 horas para completar
6 videos (Total 34 minutos), 6 lecturas, 1 cuestionario
6 videos
Week 4 Video 2 - What does a cardio & strength training workout actually look like?5m
Week 4 Video 3 - Can you design your own cardio & strength workout?6m
Week 4 Video 4 - How can exercise affect your mental health?4m
Week 4 Video 5 - Can't you get exercise in a pill?!5m
Week 4 Video 6 - What are our top ten tips to hack exercise for health?6m
6 lecturas
Does Strength-Promoting Exercise Confer Unique Health Benefits? A Pooled Analysis of Data on 11 Population Cohorts With All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality Endpoints30m
Week 4 Video 2 - Glossary10m
Research studies1h
Research studies2h
Week 4 Video 5 - Glossary10m
Overall Course Glossary1h 30m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Final Course Quiz2h
Revisiones
Principales revisiones sobre HACKING EXERCISE FOR HEALTH. THE SURPRISING NEW SCIENCE OF FITNESS.
por JB26 de nov. de 2019
I found the information very useful and enlightening. Even if I have been exercising continually for a very long time, you can always learn new things to improve or be more productive.
por RM13 de dic. de 2019
i loved it and learnt alot about how to help people exercise to get results with factoring in shortage of time todays life style of people being busy all the time
por MG30 de mar. de 2020
Un curso obligado para todo aquel que busque reafirmar conocimientos en el area de las ciencias de la salud de manera amena y basada en evidencias.
por JD30 de abr. de 2020
The instructors make the information very accessible and interesting. Good introductory level course to the basics of exercise.
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