Starting to Exercise
- Harvard Health Online Course
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To address your physical fitness needs, you’ll want a mix of aerobic, strength training, and balance exercises. Learn how to create an effective workout plan in this special online course.
- Online; Self-Paced
$29.95
Certificate
Two Weeks, 2-6 Hours/Week
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Overview
The benefits of exercise are many. It prevents cardiovascular disease. Fights diabetes. Lowers your risk of fall and fractures. Tunes up your immune function. Eases arthritis pain. Improves mood and overall quality of life.
There are any number of exercises you can adopt as part of your own customized routine. This course shows how, providing workout instructions for dozens of exercises you can do in your own home. You’ll find a host of stretches and balance exercises as well as demonstrations of strength training and cardio exercises. You’ll also learn about goal-setting, self-motivation methods, and how to exercise safely.
The course incudes videos, narrated slideshows, charts, expandable boxes, and more.
Learning Objectives
- Assists you in creating a safe, well-rounded exercise plan — one that fits your life and that you will be likely to stick with.
- Provides tips to help you prevent injuries and discusses special considerations for people with medical conditions.
- Helps you discover the right blend of exercises which incorporates aerobic workouts, as well as stretching and strength-building exercise routines.
