A natural product that makes you train harder and burn more fat during your training sessions... sounds a bit too good to be true, but research shows that the blue-green algae spirulina should be an essential part of your training regime and could help you achieve your fitness goals. On top of the new research, which shows spirulina increasing the time to fatigue and fat metabolism, it is already established that spirulina is rich in important nutrients and protein. The high protein it contains is seen to be alkaline in nature and therefore a good alternative to many of the acidic protein supplements available, which can cause stomach problems.
Spirulina is a microscopic spiral shaped blue-green algae that has been on the planet for millions of years. As a superfood it is packed full of natural protein, vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and amino acids which has made it popular in recent years with everyone from Hollywood celebrities, to high profile nutritionists.
The exciting new research1 in the leading journal 'Medicine and Science in Sports Exercise' has just shown that as well as being full of protein, spirulina has surprising benefits when it comes to exercise performance….
Moderately trained participants took part in the double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Each subject received either the natural supplement spirulina or a placebo for 4 weeks. They were then asked to run on a treadmill at an intensity corresponding to 70%-75% of their VO2max for 2 hours and then at 95% VO2max until exhaustion. Exercise performance was measured and blood samples were drawn before, immediately after, and at 1, 24, and 48 hours after exercise.
The results showed a clear advantage in those taking spirulina. Time to fatigue after the 2 hour run was significantly longer after spirulina supplementation (2.05 minutes ± 0.68 minutes vs 2.70 minutes ± 0.79 minutes – around a 25% increase). Furthermore ingestion of spirulina significantly decreased carbohydrate oxidation rate by 10.3% and increased fat oxidation rate by 10.9% during the 2 hour run compared with the placebo trial.
The study used only relatively small amounts of spirulina of just 6g a day, making these very achievable results for all of us in training.
What does this mean for your training?
In summery the study showed those who took spirulina were less fatigued after exercise and could train at a higher intensity for longer. Furthermore spirulina supplementation increased fat metabolism. Basically spirulina can help you train harder and for longer and burn more fat in the process – a must have for anyone serious about improving their training and figure.
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