Selene Yeager Livres

A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to peak performance for active women approaching or experiencing menopause—from the author of Roar, renowned exercise and nutrition scientist Dr. Stacy Sims For active women, menopause hits hard. Overnight, your body doesn’t feel like the one you know and love anymore—you’re battling new symptoms, might be gaining weight, losing endurance and strength, and taking longer to bounce back from workouts that used to be easy. The things that have always kept you fit and healthy just seem to stop working the way they used to. But menopause doesn’t have to be the end of you kicking ass at the gym, on the trail, in the saddle, or wherever you work out. Once you understand your physiology, you can work with it—not against it—to optimize your performance. That’s where Stacy Sims, PhD comes in. In Next Level, you’ll learn the underlying causes of menopause: the hormonal changes that are causing all the symptoms you’re feeling, and their impact on your wellness and performance. Then, what you really came for—what to do about it. Inside you’ll find science-backed advice about training, nutrition, sleep and recovery and supplements, as well as sample exercise routines, meal plans, macronutrient planning charts, and case studies from real women Stacy has coached through the transition. It’s the ultimate guide to navigating the Next Level.

Offers an introduction to the fundamentals of short workouts and a comprehensive collection of hundreds of the most effective ones. This title includes: an eating plan with delicious meals that take 15 minutes or less to prepare, and workouts for when you're stuck in traffic or travelling and can't make it to the gym.

ROAR provides Women with all the training and nutrition advice they need to build a rock-solid fitness foundation. Using what she calls getting fit to get fit, Dr. Stacy Sims presents a comprehensive plan for training the body to optimally adapt to exercise.

Presents a reference guide of exercise for men, including 433 exercises for eighty-five fifteen minute workouts, provides an eating plan with quick meals, and offers workouts that can be done when away from home.

Offers findings on the power of food to treat and prevent health problems - from aging and diabetes to ulcers and yeast infections. This book covers 60 different ailments and 97 different healing foods, and offers 100 nutrient- rich recipes.

More women than ever before are jumping on their saddles to enjoy one of the fastest growing sports in the country-and to improve cardiovascular fitness, control their weight, and liven up their social lives. At the same time, cycling remains very much a "man's sport," an intimidating world that can be difficult for women to navigate.Now celebrity spokeswoman Selene Yeager covers all the basics-for all ages and fitness levels. Women will learn...- How to find the perfect bike and other essential equipment- How to shift, spin, climb mountains, and get back down- Training techniques that take it up a notch- What to eat off-and on-a bike- Competition craziness-race information and strategies- Why guys who work in bike shops act the way they do- And more!

Bicycling magazine's resident Fit Chick delivers a weight-loss plan designed to help readers lose 30, 50, or even 100 pounds by riding a bike and eating sensiblyForget gym memberships and running shoes. The best way to lose weight is on a bike. In Ride Your Way Lean , Bicycling magazine columnist Selene Yeager provides readers with a comprehensive cycling plan that allows them to shed fat, streamline their bodies, and hone their skills on a bike. Cycling is gentle on the joints, easy to do with friends and family, and burns literally thousands of calories without being a bore or cause for suffering.A weight-loss program for people who want to drop pounds of fat while learning a new sport, this book offers training plans that turbocharge metabolism along with complementary nutritional advice. Each chapter is seasoned with anecdotal tips, success stories, pitfalls, and other advice from real people who have ridden themselves lean.

A guide for gaining speed. It addresses speed from every possible angle, including not only the standard chapters on riding techniques and bike maintenance tricks specific to getting fast but also stand-alone chapters on fitness and weight loss, stretching, nutrition and supplementation, motivation, and mental attitude.

Women are built differently, ride differently, train differently, burn different macronutrients as fuel, and have a different relationship with their bikes than men do. It's only natural they should need their own comprehensive cycling book. The Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Women is an instructional manual geared specifically toward women. It breaks down the sport of cycling into easily digestible sections, beginning with the history of women's cycling and progressing into equipment, lifestyle, technique, training, and fitness goals. The book also includes a women-specific section that covers cycling while menstruating, cycling while pregnant, how menopause affects training, and how specific parts of the female body are uniquely affected by cycling. The Bicycling Big Book of Cycling for Women will serve as an indispensible, lifelong guide for every female cyclist.