Fitness for geeks : real science, great nutrition, and good health /

Fitness for geeks : real science, great nutrition, and good health /

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Author / Creator:Perry, Bruce W.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 311 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Healthy by discovery
Healthy by discovery.
Subject:
Physical fitness.
Reducing diets.
Nutrition.
Health.
Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
Health
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Diet, Reducing
Geeks (Computer enthusiasts)
Health
Nutrition
Physical fitness
Reducing diets
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13605772
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ISBN:9781449336936
1449336930
9781449336929
1449336922
9781449399894
1449399894
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Annotation If youre interested in how things work, this guide will help you experiment with one crucial system you usually ignoreyour 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 its 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 issuesas well as interviews with various scientists and athletesand discover healthy ways to tinker with your lifestyle. Learn to live in the modern digital world and still be physically vibrantExamine apps and widgets for self-tracking various fitness issuesZero in on carbs, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicalsFind and choose food, and learn when to eat and when to fastReboot your system through movement in the outside worldSelect from more than a dozen techniques for your gym workoutFuel fitness by focusing on the science of nutrition and supplementsApply lifestyle hacks, such as high-intensity exercise and good stress.
Other form:Print version: Perry, Bruce W. Fitness for geeks. 1st ed. Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, ©2012 9781449399894
Table of Contents:
  • Fitness and the human codebase : reboot your operating system
  • Fitness tools and apps
  • Food chemistry basics : proteins, fats, and carbs
  • Micronutrients : vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals
  • Food hacks : 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.

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