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              Physiology & Fitness

              by The Great Courses
              with Dean Hodgkin
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              Uncover the remarkable, life-changing benefits of staying fit.

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              Class Overview

              Take a fascinating, eye-opening tour of your body’s anatomy and physiology. Join award-winning fitness expert Dean Hodgkin as he navigates the world of fitness through science-based approaches and results-driven practices — plus 12 30-minute home-workout routines — showing you what happens inside your body when you work out, and how to use that knowledge to feel your best. Enjoy the rich vitality and supreme health that prime fitness offers —whatever your age or current fitness level!

              Class Overview

              Lesson Breakdown

              1. Components of Fitness
              35:37
              Meet fitness expert Dean Hodgkin and start class by considering the life-enhancing value of fitness and its physical and mental health benefits. You'll investigate cardiovascular health, muscular endurance and strength, flexibility and body composition.
              2. How Fit Are You?
              27:36
              3. Overcome the Barriers to Exercise
              32:06
              4. Your Heart in Action
              32:12
              5. The Fitness of Breathing
              30:54
              6. You Can Reduce Stress
              35:32
              7. Fitness & Pregnancy
              27:16
              8. Refuel, Recover & Re-Energize
              31:19
              9. Thinking: The Brain-Body Connection
              30:12
              10. Healthy Joints for Life
              34:49
              11. Protecting Yourself From Injury
              33:54
              12. The Amazing Benefits of Balance
              35:01
              13. Fueling Fitness
              30:11
              14. Why Everyone Should Exercise in Water
              28:36
              15. The Secret Life of Muscles
              31:00
              16. Strong to the Bone
              32:00
              17. Getting Your Back on Track
              32:22
              18. 21st-Century Yoga
              39:13
              19. Walk Your Way to Fitness
              30:16
              20. The Amazing Benefits of Stretching
              30:00
              21. Stay Active: Defy the Aging Process
              34:15
              22. Sitting Disease
              36:32
              23. Exercise for Weight Loss
              28:34
              24. Mobilizers & Stabilizers: Managing Your Abs
              33:12
              25. Body Weight Workout
              28:57
              26. Medicine Ball Workout
              24:47
              27. Step & Interval Workout
              32:02
              28. Dumbbell Workout
              24:28
              29. Combat Workout
              32:29
              30. Fitness Ball Workout
              26:46
              31. Balance Board Workout
              32:45
              32. Kettlebell Workout
              26:29
              33. Plyometrics Workout
              28:55
              34. Resistance Band Workout
              32:52
              35. Training Bar Workout
              29:59
              36. Stretching Routine
              36:54
              Lesson Breakdown

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              • Optional workout gear such as dumbells, kettlebells, fitness balls and more
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              Taught by

              Dean Hodgkin
              Dean Hodgkin
              Instructor
              International fitness ambassador Dean Hodgkin is a three-time World Karate champion and a two-time European Karate champion. Dean has taught master classes and seminars to fitness instructors in more than 30 countries. He has served as the resident fitness writer for Bodyfit magazine, contributing editor at Zest, and is a regular contributor to publications including Health & Fitness, Women’s Fitness, Cosmopolitan, Weight Watchers, and She. Dean was voted "Best International Fitness Presenter" at the One Body One World awards in New York, and recently won the IFS Lifetime Achievement Award for services to the fitness industry.
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