Sports nutrition plays a critical role that directly affects your athletic performance and your recovery. Whether you are an athlete or just beginning to exercise, this book will answer your questions about food, what’s in it, why you need it, and how it improves performance and heals your body. Each nutritional category is separated and well defined making it easy to understand how nutrition works. The question and answer style of this book yields specific information helping you improve your nutrient intake for optimal results. You will understand more about the affects of foods on exercise, aging, fighting disease and weight loss. You will be well equipped to make your own decisions for improving exercise performance and your overall health. Meg Heithcock has her master’s in Exercise Physiology. As first author, she published her graduate research in The Journal of Applied Physiology. Meg was Director of Clinical Physiology for special populations, and has worked in human performance laboratories and occupational medicine. Nationally, she lectures about injury prevention and personal training certification for the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, (AFAA). Meg is a certified sports nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutrition, (CISSN), and a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, (CSCS). Formerly a collegiate athlete, now a record-setting triathlete, Meg also competes on tennis and soccer teams, as well as coaches youth triathletes. Used Book in Good Condition