Eat Smart, Play Hard Customized Food Plans for All Your Sports and Fitness Pursuits

Eat Smart, Play Hard Get thePowerYou Need-- When You Need It! If you play sports or exercise regularly, you need to eat differently than the average Jane of Joe. You need to fuel up with foods thatmaximizeyour effort and minimize your recovery time. You need to know how much to eat and when, which is why you need thecutting-edge adviceand programs offered inEat Smart, Play Hard. Exciting advances in sports nutrition have made fueling for exercise easier and more fun. Research now shows that manydelicious foods-- chocolate and steak, to name just two-- canboost performanceas well as fight disease. Expert nutritionist Liz Applegate, Ph.D., tells you exactly what to eat before, during, and after your hard play to achieve the mostpowerful fitness resultspossible. You'll also discover: * The most effective ways to trim fat and build muscle * 41 natural superfoods that pack the biggest health advantage * The latest on sports drinks, energy bars, and gels, along with a comparison of brands * Which popular nutritional supplements work, and which ones don't * Detailed diet plans tailored to your sport of choice-- cycling, golf, or running Today, a growing number of active people are exercising for fitness and fun. To get the most out of your workouts, you need the right fuel at the right time. You needEat Smart, Play Hard. Liz Applegate, Ph.D., is on the faculty in the Nutrition Department at the University of California, Davis. A Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, she is a popular lecturer and had been a gues onGood Morning America, CNN, and ESPN. Dr. Applegate is the author ofPower FoodsandEat Your Way to a Healthy Heart. She is nutrition editor and columnist forRunner's Worldmagazine and a nutrition consultant for the U.S. Olympic Team.Applegate, Elizabeth Ann is the author of 'Eat Smart, Play Hard Customized Food Plans for All Your Sports and Fitness Pursuits' with ISBN 9781579543440 and ISBN 1579543448.