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Hormones and Exercise Part 1: What Every Professional Trainer Should Know

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About The Course

A must course for personal trainers and fitness and health professionals dealing with clients potentially at risk for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. This course explores how the body's hormones affect exercise capacity. In addition to the functions of the major endocrine glands, other important topics include testosterone and exercise, the role of insulin in diabetes, and severe consequences of metabolic X syndrome.

Features online enrollment, online exam and instant grading. Optional automatic online certificate. Paper certificate mailed within ten days of passing online exam.

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