The Right Diet for Sportspersons (book)

How insulin levels affect weight Skip to content Anyone struggling with excess weight is faced with countless diet theories that claim to offer a solution and promise quick results – yet the real key to long-term, healthy weight loss is the hormone insulin. Dr Jason Fung demonstrates this with his innovative and highly successful approach. In five steps, Dr Fung guides you through his tried-and-tested programme. He explains the crucial role insulin plays in regulating body weight and how insulin levels can be permanently altered to restore hormonal balance. To this end, he provides simple strategies to help you tackle excess weight. He shows how you can manage stress or improve the quality of your sleep to control insulin release. You’ll also learn how to balance your insulin levels through proper nutrition and intermittent fasting – without the negative effects of calorie-restricted diets. With Dr Fung’s effective plan, you can easily lay the foundations for lifelong health! About the author Dr Jason Fung studied medicine at the University of Toronto and specialised in nephrology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He founded the Intensive Dietary Management Programme in Toronto, which offers unique treatment options for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. He lives and practises in Toronto.

Fundamentals and Techniques Teaching Yoga is intended for all yoga teachers and students who wish to expand their knowledge and improve their skills. With nearly 200 photographs and illustrations, it is an excellent introductory text for yoga teacher training. The renowned yoga teacher and trainer Mark Stephens shows how to train as a yoga teacher and earn a living from it. Mark Stephens  is a renowned yoga teacher and author; he has trained over a thousand yoga teachers to date and leads yoga classes, seminars, retreats and yoga teacher training courses worldwide. He has been practising since 1991 and teaching since 1996.

The intensive weight-loss programme – drop at least one dress size in 21 days Would you like to wear clothes one size smaller and are you prepared to commit fully to this goal for three weeks? Then the Bikini Bootcamp is just the thing for you. Just 21 days stand between you and your target size, and even though you’ll need to stick to a strict exercise and diet programme during this time, fun and enjoyment aren’t out of the question! Silke Kayadelen, who took part as a weight-loss coach in five series of the hit TV show *The Biggest Loser*, and the doctor Heiner Romberg demonstrate in this book that, with the right guidance, you can get in shape quickly and easily. Anyone who follows the Bikini Bootcamp guidelines will achieve maximum weight loss and a significantly improved body composition. The delicious meals are laid out in detail and there’s a workout every day, always featuring a selection of exercises from the illustrated strength training programme and some of the 10-minute workouts on the accompanying DVD. Once a week, there’s a fitness challenge and a weigh-in day – both of which help you track your progress. Give it your all for three weeks and you’ll be rewarded with fantastic results! About the authors Silke Kayadelen studied sport, was a member of the German national taekwondo team and has been working successfully as a personal trainer for ten years. Since 2009, she has run her own weight-loss centre, ‘Silke Kayadelen – Fit and Healthy’. In recent years, she has frequently appeared on television as a nutrition and fitness coach, including on programmes such as *Secret Eaters*, *Besser Essen – Leben leicht gemacht* and the successful weight-loss show *The Biggest Loser*. She has written several weight-loss books and was awarded the NEOS AWARD in 2015, the most prestigious accolade for personal trainers. Together with Dr Heiner Romberg, she developed the Bikini Bootcamp, on which two successful books have already been published. Dr Heiner Romberg studied pharmacy and medicine and has been practising as a general practitioner for over 30 years, specialising in nutrition and sports medicine. He is a former German decathlon champion and shot putter, and has been coaching both amateur and elite athletes for many years.