Grounded in scientific evidence, Vegetarian Meals in 30 Minutes is a cookbook and sports nutrition guide rolled into one that translates science into practice with over 100 recipes to show you how to eat well and improve your performance through simple and delicious vegetarian cooking.
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.
The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is the definitive practical handbook for anyone wanting a performance advantage. This fully updated and revised edition incorporates the latest cutting-edge research. It provides the current consensus recommendations of leading sports organisations as well as the latest findings from hundreds of sports nutrition studies around the world.
The Runner’s Cookbook features more than 100 delicious recipes to fuel your running. With a foreword from five-time Olympian Jo Pavey, the book provides evidence-based nutrition advice on fuelling before, during and after running, guidance on hydration and supplements and how to prepare for 5k, 10k, half marathons, marathons and ultra races.
Food for Fitness is the ultimate resource for anyone who is serious about sport or fitness.. Now in its fourth edition, this bestselling book has been updated to include the very latest nutrition research for exercise and performance, and is packed with easy, delicious and nutritious recipes and snacks and helpful new menu plans.
Knowing what we should or shouldn’t be eating these days can feel like a bit of a minefield. Are eggs good for me? How many of them a week am I allowed? Is butter good, or should I be buying a vegetable oil spread loaded with special ingredients to lower my cholesterol? Is sugar really that bad for you? What are good fats and bad fats?
The Complete Guides series blends expert information and accessibility. The Complete Guide to Strength Training is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to increase strength and resculpt their body. Featuring proven training programmes and evidence-based nutritional guidance, it delivers comprehensive workouts for beginners, intermediates and elite athletes.
A handy A-Z guide to the most popular sports supplements. More and more of us are looking to sports supplements to gain a competitive advantage and to aid recovery – but do they really work? Media reports and manufacturer claims can be confusing – and often downright wrong.What should you take? What shouldn’t you take?
The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is the definitive practical handbook for anyone wanting a performance advantage. This fully updated and revised edition incorporates the latest cutting-edge research. Written by one of the country’s most respected sports nutritionists, it provides the latest research and information to help you succeed.
A healthy diet can help the young sports stars of tomorrow fulfil their potential. Around 85% of children regularly take part in sports activities outside lessons. Swimming is the most common activity for girls, with football for boys. 43% of children spend between 1-5 hours per week doing sport outside lessons (Sport England).
Women who exercise regularly have specific nutritional needs. 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. This book covers topics such as exercise and the menstrual cycle, bone health, disordered eating…
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.
Most diets make you eat less, yet this can leave you washed out and miserable. Understanding and controlling your appetite is the key to successful weight loss. Slim Secrets shows you how.
– Learn how to think slim and act slim
– Make food choices that control your hunger and enhance satiety…
This second edition of the bestselling Healthy Eating for Kids is packed with essential up to date advice on healthy eating, feeding fussy eaters, dealing with an overweight child, and plenty of tips for no-hassle meals, quick snacks and lunch boxes, including brand new colour photographs of the recipes. It matters what children eat.
A comprehensive guide for anyone who wants to achieve or maintain fitness. Written in a personal style, it explores how to maximise your fitness level by eating effectively. There is nutritional advice for different sports, from aerobics to weight training, with accompanying sample eating plans. Question-and-answer boxes and tips are also…
At a time when UK kids’ health is increasingly under the spotlight, Ian Wright’s Fitter Families offers straightforward, accessible advice to parents. Designed for the mum or dad who wants to improve their family’s health, Ian’s book shows how: time and money don’t have to be obstacles to fitness healthier living can and should be fun making small changes can have a big impact
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Diet or exercise – which is more effective for losing weight?
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What can I eat to help me sleep better?
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‘Presenter Lorraine Kelly, and leading nutritional expert Anita Bean have written an accessible parent’s guide to nutritious and appealing meals for babies and toddlers. They offer over 100 baby-friendly recipes plus creative and practical ideas, tips and hints. From my own experiences as a mum who has always wanted the best for my child…
