Fitness Recovery

In recent years "recovery" has become a sports and fitness buzzword. Anyone who works out or competes at any level is bombarded with the latest recovery products and services: from drinks and shakes to compression sleeves, foam rollers, electrical muscle stimulators, and sleep trackers. In Good to Go, acclaimed FiveThirtyEight science writer Christie Aschwanden takes listeners on an entertaining and enlightening tour through this strange world.

Recovery! The missing ingredient in almost every bodybuilders workout routine. You need to rest and recover before you can grow! Without knowing, everybody goes back to the gym before their body has fully recovered from their last workout. People do this because they think more is better; more time in the gym means more gains but this isn't necessarily the case, especially with bodybuilding. There is a basic feedback loop in bodybuilding; workout, recover, grow, workout, recover, grow. This loop cannot be changed; your muscles can't grow until they have fully recovered. When you lift too ...

Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the world - greater than both back pain and heart disease. One example, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is the most common autoimmune disease, affecting 1% of the US population, and almost 68 million people worldwide. Conventional medicine tends to treat arthritis with strong, gut-damaging, immune-suppressing pain medications, temporarily relieving the symptoms of the disease without addressing its root causes.

Protein isn’t a trend—it’s the architecture of athletic performance. In Amino Architect: Building Your Body with Protein, sports physiologist and performance author Southerland delivers the most comprehensive, evidence-based guide to protein ever written for lifters, coaches, and high-performance athletes. Across 20 meticulously structured chapters, this book dismantles the myths, marketing lies, and outdated dogma that still plague protein science—and replaces them with practical, strategic protocols grounded in real physiology and elite sport application. Whether you're building ...

What makes some people continue to eat when they are not hungry? Why are they unable to stick to a diet despite warnings from doctors and their own understanding of health and nutrition? Most people are familiar with the concept of alcoholism and drug addiction, but the idea that certain foods and quantities of foods can be addictive is only slowly gaining acceptance. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous is for anyone who wants to learn more about food addiction and the solution offered by Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA).

You've probably heard a lot about Heart Rate Variability (HRV) lately. It's become a buzzword in the health and fitness community. Why all the buzz? Because research indicates that by tracking HRV you can optimize your workout routine, get better sleep, and even improve your mental health. And for the first time, the tools for tracking HRV are not limited to scientists, labs, or elite athletes. Thanks to Oura Rings, Whoop Bands, and Apple, Fitbit, Garmin and a host of other devices, HRV tracking is now available to everyone. But what is HRV? And how can you harness the power of your device ...

This book is a much-requested follow-up to Brain over Binge (2011, 2022), in which the author shared how she used a basic understanding of neuroscientific principles to overcome bulimia. In this sequel and companion volume, with the help of fellow specialists and authors Amy Johnson, PhD, Katherine Thomson, PhD, and others, Kathryn Hansen lays out those same principles—and many more—in a self-help format that encourages and enables binge eaters to recover efficiently and effectively.

A fact-filled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients' stories of recovery. Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia - Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspective of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors.

Dr. Susan Blum describes the four-step plan that she used to treat her own serious autoimmune condition and helps countless patients reverse their symptoms, strengthen their immune systems, and prevent future illness. Dr. Blum's innovative method shows how to use food as medicine, understand the connection between stress and health, heal the gut and digestive system, and optimize liver function. The Immune System Recovery Plan is a groundbreaking, revolutionary way for people to transform their health.

Learn important breathing techniques to utilize more core muscles and oxygenate your body more completely. Studies have proven that more efficient breathing reduces stress on the body and precludes many illnesses from effecting the body. Training your body to breathe efficiently gives the body more energy during exercise as well as calms the body for greater recovery after exercise. More oxygenated blood vessels are created in the body when these breathing techniques are practiced and less probability of stroke/heart conditions have been proven. Exercise is very important in keeping the ...

After devoting years to working with pro-athletes, Olympians, and Navy Seals, fitness gurus Kelly and Juliet Starrett began thinking about the physical well-being of people who are not elite athletes. What are the fundamental qualities that make a human being durable, and how do we ensure that we continue to feel great as we age? Organized around ten assessments and ten physical practices that anyone can do, Built to Move is designed to improve the way your body functions in daily activities and boost overall quality of life.

"Endurance Edge" is a comprehensive guide to achieving unparalleled cardiovascular fitness. Journey through a holistic approach that marries physical training with mental fortitude, nutritional wisdom, and the art of recovery. Beyond building stamina, this guide offers invaluable life lessons on patience, adaptability, and growth, making it more than just a fitness manual. Dive in to discover not only how far your body can go but also the limitless potential of the human spirit. Perfect for fitness enthusiasts, beginners, and anyone aiming for a balanced, enduring lifestyle. Embrace the ...

This third edition includes 40 never-before-published, personal stories by recovering OA members from around the world; the founder's story; the complete text of "Our Invitation to You"; an all-new appendix, “The Role of a Plan of Eating in Recovery from Compulsive Eating”, by a dietician specializing in addictive and compulsive eating disorders; the book's original three appendices, “A Disease of the Mind,” “A Disease of the Body,” and “A Disease of the Spirit”; and a new foreword by an eating-disorder treatment professional."

Good Sugar Bad Sugar tackles the biggest dietary threat to the modern world: sugar. Due to refined sugar in so many foods, we are seeing epidemics of obesity and type II diabetes on a global scale. The warnings are stark - a 50 percent rise in the death toll from type II diabetes in the next 10 years - yet it's not as straightforward as telling people to cut down on the sugar. Sugar consumption is an addiction that begins at birth and it requires a proven method to get you free.

With Mike's core philosophy that "You can't out-train a bad diet", the author lays out a nutrition program, emphasizing the symbiotic relationship between food and training. Beyond the gym, listeners are invited to explore a holistic approach to wellness, integrating stress management, active recovery, and daily habits that resonate with HIT objectives.

With her groundbreaking Rezoom Reframe, Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD, founder of Bright Line Eating, offers a new way to conceptualize food recovery. She shares the essential steps to avoiding the short-lived highs and vicious lows of relapse by helping you understand the psychological and biological origins of addiction and then giving you the system to break free.

The Minimalist Bodybuilder is a comprehensive guide to minimalist bodybuilding, emphasizing how to achieve significant physical gains through efficient and focused training with minimal equipment. It covers various aspects of minimalist fitness, including: Understanding Minimalist Bodybuilding: The book starts by introducing the minimalist philosophy in the context of fitness and bodybuilding, outlining its benefits and how it leads to greater focus and results. Workout Routines: It includes sample workout plans that focus on bodyweight and dumbbell exercises, catering to different fitness ...

The audiobook explores Ayurveda's understanding of both the problem of our 'one addiction process' and its solution. It offers holistic techniques that enhance any of the traditional recovery pathways and beyond any of the common diet/exercise dogma from mainstream media. It covers the stress/addictive tendencies of the doshic types, and links this to how stress affects metabolism, the main determinant of health. The programme offered in the audiobook is an integration of the philosophy, psychology and physical practises of Yoga and Ayurveda to help people shift their life trajectory.

After conquering a life-threatening disease, Dr. Robert Zembroski challenged himself to thrive in the wake of devastating illness. Now in Rebuild, he offers a comprehensive plan developed from years of both personal and professional experience. As Dr. Z says, “What I did for myself, and my patients, this book can do for you.” Rebuild provides simple yet proven guidelines to ensure that what you eat and how you exercise and manage other aspects of your lifestyle contribute to your personal recovery and the level of health you want to achieve.

Ever woken up worrying that you said the wrong thing at work drinks the night before? Felt frustrated with yourself for polishing off the entire bottle of wine when you only intended to have one glass? The emotional pull of alcohol is strong, but Mindful Drinking: How Cutting Down Will Change Your Life is here to help us cultivate a new, healthy and more mindful relationship with alcohol. Journalist Rosamund Dean combines scientific expertise with practical advice in a game-changing four-step plan.