More Fuel You
Understanding Your Body & How to Fuel Your Adventures
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Narrated by:
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Renee McGregor
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Renee McGregor
About this listen
What we eat has a huge impact on our physical and mental health and on our performance in our chosen sport, whether we’re elite-level athletes or enthusiastic amateurs. But with so much information out there, how do we choose a way of eating that is right for us?
More Fuel You is a clear and authoritative guide to making the most of your nutrition. Leading sports dietitian Renee McGregor looks at fueling needs for sporting participation, training, and competition and analyses some popular diet options, including low-carbohydrate, vegan, and intermittent fasting.
But this is not just another sports-nutrition book. Renee recommends a holistic view: by understanding the human body and being self-aware, you can find the ideal nutritional approach for you personally. Significantly, Renee also discusses areas of sports nutrition in populations that are often overlooked, including women’s health and menopause, healthy aging, and the inclusion of individuals who don’t necessarily conform to the stereotype of an athlete, such as people living with chronic health conditions.
Whatever your race, genetics, gender, age, socioeconomic status, body type, or ability, it’s important to be your own athlete, fuel appropriately for your body, and enjoy what you do.
Whether you’re a world-class or real-world athlete, if you’re serious about sport and nutrition, you can’t afford not to listen to this book.
©2022 Renee McGregor (P)2022 Vertebrate PublishingAn interesting book jam packed with information
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So informative
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A Nutrition Book not a Diet Book (at last!)
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The book does include a lot of information and I had go back a few times to digest it all.
There is a lot of information on fueling and the importance of the different macros.
She then looks at all the different diets available and the pros and cons.
There is also detailed discussions on things like womens health, chronic conditions etc.
The information is comprehensive and well explained although at times I struggled to take it all in.
Its not a book you can easily read from cover to cover but more one to dip into.
The author reads her book well and the audiobook is coherent.
Detailed guide to nutrition for athletes
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The remainder of the book discusses different popular diets or forms of eating and the benefits and disadvantages. It has some good information for masters and female athletes.
The book does seem to be aimed at athletes who are in a healthy weight range and really drives home the message that you shouldn't aim to lose weight if you don't need to as it could negatively affect your performance and health. The limitation of the book there is that I am definitely overweight even though I am pretty active (I try to cycle/run about 5 to 10 hours a week) and I found that (with good reason for the intended audience who may have eating disorders) it could be a little preachy when I have a very valid need to lose weight (though I definitely have some issues with my attitude towards my weight and body image).
The narration is nicely read and Renee has a pleasant voice though it was easy to become distracted at times so I do think the paper version has it's advantages if you really want to understand all of the details.
TLDR: It's a nice book, well enough read but has a focus on ensuring athletes who do not really need to lose weight eat enough and doesn't really consider the overweight/obese athletes
Interesting but I'm not the right audience
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