Reading List

A sharp, accessible look at blood sugar management and how glucose spikes affect energy, mood, sleep, and performance. More relevant to athletes than the wellness-focused marketing suggests.

The research-backed case for strategic fuelling around training — covering pre-workout, intra-workout, and post-workout nutrition windows. Practical, evidence-based, and directly applicable if you’re tracking nutrition alongside recovery.

The most important book on sleep published in the last decade. Walker, a neuroscience professor, makes the case — with rigorous research — that sleep is the single most effective thing you can do for your brain and body. Required reading before investing in any sleep tracker.

The gold standard visual guide to resistance training. Not a recovery book per se, but understanding the muscles you’re training is foundational to understanding why they need recovery. Used by coaches, athletes, and physios worldwide.

The definitive guide to exercise physiology for women — covering how hormonal cycles affect training, recovery, and nutrition in ways that most generic fitness advice ignores entirely. Essential for any woman using a recovery tracker.

A deep dive into running performance from one of the most research-literate coaches in the sport. Covers training periodization, recovery, adaptation, and the physiological underpinnings of what actually makes you faster.

More practical than Why We Sleep, this is a habit-based guide to improving sleep quality. Covers circadian rhythm optimization, light exposure, nutrition timing, and environment. Good companion to a recovery tracker.

The most important book on sleep published in the last decade. Walker, a neuroscience professor, makes the case — with rigorous research — that sleep is the single most effective thing you can do for your brain and body. Required reading before investing in any sleep tracker.