Title:
Fitness for geeks : real science, great nutrition, and good health / Bruce W. Perry.
ISBN:
9781449399894
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
xviii, 311 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
General Note:
"Make: makezine.com"--Back cover.
Contents:
Fitness and the human codebase : rebooting your operating system -- Fitness tools and apps -- Food chemistry basics : proteins, fats, and carbs -- Micronutrients : vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals -- Food hack : finding and choosing food -- Food timing : when to eat, when to fast -- The other world : a.k.a. outside -- Hello, gym! Finding your way around the fitness facility -- Randomizing fitness and the importance of R & R -- Code maintenance : human fueling and supplements -- Lifestyle hacks for fitness.
Summary:
If you’re interested in how things work, this guide will help you experiment with one crucial system you usually ignore—your body and its health. Long hours focusing on code or circuits tends to stifle notions of nutrition, but with this educational and highly useful book you can approach fitness through science, whether it’s investigating your ancestral health or using the latest self-tracking apps and gear. Tune into components of your health through discussions on food, exercise, sleep, hormesis, and other issues—as well as interviews with various scientists and athletes—and discover healthy ways to tinker with your lifestyle.
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OCLC Number:
ocn764382969
Availability:
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