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Can I read Fitness for Geeks : Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health on EtoBox?
Fitness for Geeks : Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health by Bruce W. Perry is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Fitness for Geeks : Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health about?
This inquisitive and highly useful book shows the hacker and maker communities how to bring science and software into their nutrition and fitness routines. The digital age has made a big splash with new web-connected gear in the sports/fitness world. __Fitness for Geeks__ covers many of these new self-tracking tools and apps, including Endomondo, FitBit, Garmin Connect, Alpine Replay, Zeo, and more. The book shows you how the gear and apps work, relate to human physiology, and can be hacked and integrated into your lifestyle and fitness routine. __Fitness For Geeks__ is designed to appeal to a broad audience of techies and other engineers, athletes, gym rats, adventurers, in short anyone with a scuffed-up muddy pair of running or cycling shoes (or bare feet) who wants to take a cerebral approach to health. The "measure mantra" is a useful concept for people seeking fitness ("what gets measured gets managed and fixed"), and now you have the software, gear, and companion book to do it. The book includes an eclectic mix of interviews with a wide range of experts, including two NFL pro football players, a mountaineering guide, a national expert on vitamin C, a runner who won a hot Bost
Who reads Fitness for Geeks : Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bruce W. Perry
- Publisher
- O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781449336912
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness, Medical, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.63 / 5 (772 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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