Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes


Book Description

Young athletes, parents, coaches and PE teachers want to know how good nutrition can help young sportsmen and women fulfill their potential. As the government focuses on healthy eating for children, this is becoming even more important with the growing threat to their well-being from inactivity and obesity. With the 2012 Olympic Games approaching, the number of young people participating in sport is set to be the highest it has ever been. Carefully researched and satisfying the need for a nutrition book specifically for this age group, Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes offers clear advice to sports coaches, teachers and parents of young people wanting to maximise their sports performance through eating healthily and sensibly. The book covers issues such as: Weight, body composition and eating disorders Nutritional considerations for five different sport categories Practical nutrition tips Eating plans and competition eating strategies Easy delicious and nutritious recipes.




The Runner's Cookbook


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More than 100 tempting recipes to fuel your running. Whether you're training for a marathon, a half-marathon, an ultra-distance event or just looking to improve your parkrun time, what you eat makes all the difference. This is the ultimate nutrition guide and cookbook for runners, packed with easy, delicious recipes and practical eating advice on how to prepare for 5k, 10k, half-marathons, marathons and ultra-races. Find out what to eat before, during and after your running sessions to get the most out of your training, with additional guidance on hydration, supplements and how to optimise recovery from injury. Enjoy more than 100 easy-to-prepare recipes – including breakfasts, salads, main meals, vegetarian main meals, desserts and snacks – all nutritionally balanced to help you go the extra mile and achieve your running goals.




The Vegetarian Athlete's Cookbook


Book Description

For anyone who takes fitness seriously--from committed to weekend athletes--the vegetarian recipes of bestselling author and nutritionist Anita Bean will fuel workouts and aid recovery. The way we eat is changing. More and more of us are opting to eat fewer animal products or to cut them out entirely. Eating well to support a training regimen presents its own challenges, but as celebrated nutritionist Anita Bean shows, it is possible to eat delicious, healthy food and reach your athletic potential. Her new cookbook offers athletes-from weekend warriors to professionals-more than one hundred easy-to-prepare vegetarian and vegan recipes for breakfast, main meals, snacks, and more to allow the kind of performance every athlete aspires to, featuring gorgeous food photography and nutritional information for every recipe.




Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Women


Book Description

Carefully researched and fully up to date, and written by an experienced sports nutritionist, Anita Bean's book is written in a clear and accessible way to appeal directly to active women. Women who exercise regularly have specific nutritional needs. This book covers topics such as exercise and the menstrual cycle, bone health, disordered eating, weight loss and iron deficiency anaemia. Around 45% of women take place in sport or physical activity, and over 4.4 million women are members of sports clubs (21% of women). A recipe section gives women lots of ideas for healthy and easy-to-cook meals and snacks.




The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition


Book Description

'The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition' shows individuals how improved nutrition can help to improve performance, boost energy levels, achieve faster and better training gains, and reach higher competitive standards.




The Vegan Athlete's Cookbook


Book Description

Exciting, healthy and tasty vegan recipes with the nutrients you need to train, recover and perform. Whether you already live a vegan lifestyle, embrace a meat-free day each week or you simply want to try some amazing flavour combinations, The Vegan Athlete's Cookbook will help you create easy, nutrient-packed meals to support your training goals. With a focus on performance, every recipe has been created to provide a high level of nutrients that will fuel your body. All the main meal recipes supply at least 20 g of protein per serving, the optimal amount needed for muscle recovery. As well as delicious everyday recipes, cooking tips and photographs, the book also contains evidence-based advice on how to fuel your workouts and maximise your performance. It debunks vegan myths, demystifies sports nutrition and will help you gain the confidence to create delicious, nourishing meals that will boost your fitness.




The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (9th Edition)


Book Description

The definitive sports nutrition book is now in its 9th edition - regarded in the industry as core reading for anyone involved in sport and fitness. Anita Bean once again succeeds in demystifying the sports person's diet in her inimitable clear and concise style.




Anita Bean's Sports Nutrition for Women


Book Description

Carefully researched and fully up to date, and written by an experienced sports nutritionist, Anita Bean's book is written in a clear and accessible way to appeal directly to active women. Women who exercise regularly have specific nutritional needs. This book covers topics such as exercise and the menstrual cycle, bone health, disordered eating, weight loss and iron deficiency anaemia. Around 45% of women take place in sport or physical activity, and over 4.4 million women are members of sports clubs (21% of women). A recipe section gives women ideas for healthy and easy to cook meals and snacks.




The Complete Guide to Strength Training


Book Description

This guide presents the latest scientifically-proven ways of increasing strength using highly-effective methods and optimal nutrition.




Kids' Food for Fitness


Book Description

Proper nutrition is essential for children to support growth and development, fight illness, and help them fulfil their active potential. This handbook addresses the nutritional needs of children in relation to activity and sport. It explores the links between diet and activity, sports performance and body composition in children between the ages of five and 16. There are age-related menu plans and recipes, along with tips on how to deal with fussy eaters. The author also addresses the issue of potential eating disorders and examines eating without meat for children.