The Healthy Programmer?New from Pragmatic Bookshelf
Get Fit, Feel Better, and Keep Coding
Raleigh, NC?Programmers?and anyone else who sits for a
living?need to learn how to maintain their own bodies and minds despite
the hazards of a modern lifestyle.
In The Healthy Programmer
(Pragmatic Bookshelf, $36.00) readers will learn how to change work
habits and master exercises that make working at a desk or computer more
comfortable, and develop a plan to keep fit, healthy, and sharp for
years to come.
Small changes to your habits can improve your health?without getting
in the way of your work. The Healthy Programmer gives you a daily plan
of action that's incremental and iterative just like the software
development processes you're used to. Every tip, trick, and best
practice is backed up by the advice of doctors, scientists, therapists,
nutritionists, and numerous fitness experts.
We'll review the latest scientific research to understand how being
healthy is good for your body and mind. You'll start by adding a small
amount of simple activity to your day?no trips to the gym needed. You'll
learn how to mitigate back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, and
many other common sources of pain.
You'll also learn how to refactor your diet to properly fuel your
body without gaining weight or feeling hungry. Then, you'll turn the
exercises and activities into a pragmatic workout methodology that
doesn't interfere with the demands of your job and may actually improve
your cognitive skills.
You'll also learn the secrets of prominent figures in the software
community who turned their health around by making diet and exercise
changes. Throughout, you'll track your progress with a companion iPhone
app.
Finally, you'll learn how to make your healthy lifestyle pragmatic,
attainable, and fun. If you're going to live well, you should enjoy it.
For a review copy or more information please email pragprogpr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.
About the Author
Joe Kutner has been a programmer for over a decade and he's spent
many of those years researching the health issues that relate to his
sedentary job. He's also a former college athlete and Army Reserve
physical fitness trainer. Through his research and personal experience,
he's learned that small changes can make big differences in peoples'
health. Now he wants to help other programmers improve their
lifestyles.
View Joe Kutner's full profile page.
Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including:
code, errata, discussions, , excerpts from the book and more, see the catalog page for The Healthy Programmer.
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