Lots of people drink coffee first thing in the morning, because its benefits for helping people “wake up” and stay alert are well known. But can drinking coffee really have a significant impact on your exercise and sports performance? There is considerable evidence that supports this theory, and if you’re looking for ways to improve your exercise experience, then drinking more coffee is definitely an idea you should consider.
The benefits include better endurance and muscle performance, increased stamina, improved mental processing, and other such. You can read on to learn all the details:
1. Boosts endurance
Studies have shown that caffeine has a significant ability to improve endurance and stamina in sports and activities which do not require all out energy output, such as long distance running and soccer. It’s effect at improving power output, however, is less clear.
2. Boosts alertness
This is one of the top benefits drinking coffee has for people. Coffee helps boost alertness for people at work, at school and physical activity in general; but for athletes in particular, this effect extends to improved reaction times and improved focus.
3. Reduces pain
Although it would be amazing if drinking coffee could stop you from feeling any pain whatsoever while you exercise, this is not exactly how it works. Caffeine functions by limiting the amount of neurotransmitters in the brain, and when this happens the perception of pain is dulled significantly and you are able to function at a higher intensity, or for longer, than you would ordinarily have been able to do.
4. Speeds up recovery
The amazing benefits coffee could have for health are seemingly endless: not only does coffee aid actual performance, but it also enhances an athlete’s recovery in the post exercise period. Studies have shown that remarkably, a combination of caffeine and carbohydrates is potent enough to increase the replenishment of glycogen stores by up to 66% faster than most other energy sources including carbohydrates.
Conclusion
Whether you’re engaged in competitive or amateur sports, or are simply taking up running to improve your fitness, drinking coffee will help improve your performance and help maximize your exercise gains. In fact, evidence has shown that runners who drink coffee are likely to burn more fat than otherwise.
Another great fact about coffee is that you don’t have to drink it right before performance, as you can take it several hours before exercise, without diminished effect.
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