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

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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Perry, Bruce W. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sebastopol : O'Reilly [2012]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Healthy by discovery
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628831706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.