The role of nutrition and supplements in hastening and enhancing recovery from exercise.
15 Feb 2007
NATURAL NUTRITION: The role of nutrition and supplements in hastening and enhancing recovery from exercise.
It is well understood that whether you are seeking to improve your performance in a particular sport or athletic endeavor or simply interested in improving your physical fitness level, you must engage in regular and progressively intense bouts of exercise, or training. What is sometimes overlooked, however, is that the degree to which an individual can adequately recover from exercise is a crucial factor in determining ultimate success. Simply put, the quicker you recover, the harder – and more frequently – you can train. And the harder you train, the better you can ultimately perform.
During exercise or any strenuous physical activity, there are a number of physiological, metabolic and neurological changes that occur. Among these are:
*Damage to muscle tissue
*Depletion of glycogen and glucose stores in the body
*Stress and damage to connective tissue and joints (ankles, knees, hips, low back, shoulders, wrists, elbows)
*Alteration in hormone levels
*Dehydration, with possible resultant electrolyte imbalance
*A shift to a catabolic ‘environment’ in the body
*Decreased immune system response
Historically, the process of recovery from exercise evolved from being addressed simply by ingestion of water to re-hydrate coupled by ‘rest’ – i.e. cessation of exercise or training for a specified period of time, to the development of sports recovery drinks such as Gatorade, designed to both re-hydrate and replenish certain electrolytes, to more sophisticated sports nutrition products that included carbohydrates, protein and creatine.
While all of the above are of some value, none to date address the total spectrum of factors involved in the bodily processes of recovery.
The ultimate goal of any supplement or ergogenic aid designed to assist in the recovery from exercise would be to address each and every alteration – physiological, metabolic and neurological – that occurs as a result of intense exercise or training…In other words, total recovery to the extent that the natural homeostatic balance of the resting athlete or trainee is restored.
Failure to establish such proper recovery can not only block you from attaining your personal fitness/athletic goals but can lead to overtraining, burnout, injury and even illness.
In subsequent columns we are going to take a more in-depth look at how nutrition and sports supplements can enhance your sports/athletic performance, improve your level of physical fitness, and hasten the recovery process.
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NATURAL NUTRITION: The role of nutrition and supplements in hastening and enhancing recovery from exercise.