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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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Beginner

What You Get

36 Streaming HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
18 hours of close-up instruction
Answers from fellow classmates in our virtual classroom

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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!

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

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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