Beta-alanine (BA), a dietary supplement widely used by athletes and body builders, has been proven to increase the fitness levels of a group of elderly men and women. The research, published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, suggests that BA supplementation improves muscle endurance in the elderly.
The research [...]
12 Aug, 2008
Posted by: Natural In: Fitness
Researchers testing something athletes have known, probably since the first Olympics, that a good massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage.
The scientists have determined that immediate cyclic compression of muscles after intense exercise reduced swelling and muscle damage. The study used animals.
“There is potential [...]