Fitness for geeks : real science, great nutrition, and good health / Bruce W. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Bruce W.

Series:

Healthy by discovery

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physical fitness.

Geeks (Computer enthusiasts).

Health.

Nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : O'Reilly, [2012]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p.291-301) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 22, 2013).

ISBN:

9781449336929

1449336922

9781306811668

130681166X

9781449336936

1449336930

OCLC:

861531558