Magnesium in Sports, Exercise and Fitness

Magnesium in Sports, Exercise and Fitness
Magnesium is arguably the most essential of all essential minerals. Most people in nations that practise industrial farming are deficient in magnesium as it is not replaced in soils.
Magnesium is important for everyone but hyper-critical for athletes and all those who push their physical limits. It is essential in sports performance, endurance and as a workout recovery aid.

• Magnesium is required by virtually every cell and plays a vital role in more than 300 metabolic processes that sustain basic human health and function.
  
  
• Magnesium takes part in many processes that impact muscle function eg. electrolyte balance, oxygen uptake and energy production.
  
  
• ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) must be bound to Magnesium in order to be biologically active as the main energy source fuelling the output of the cell’s mitochondria.
  
  
• An insufficiency of Magnesium can result in a partial disruption of the respiratory chain increasing oxygen requirements for maintaining ATP production.
  
  
• Strenuous exercise increases Magnesium loss via sweat and urine thereby increasing Magnesium requirements by 10-20%
  
  
• Magnesium losses in heavy exercise can result in dangerous and sometimes fatal heart arrhythmias.
  
  
• Tissue analysis of athletes who suffer heart attacks typically show very low Magnesium levels and very high Mercury levels.
  
  
• Magnesium relaxes the muscular and cardiovascular systems and can reduce anxiety produced by high stress situations and excessive lactic acid accumulation in muscles.
  
  
• Even marginal Magnesium deficiency impairs physical performance and magnifies negative impacts of strenuous exercise such as oxidative stress.
  
  
• A state of Magnesium deficiency in a strongly worked body results in increased heart rate and oxygen consumption with reduced metabolic efficiency.
  
  Transdermal absorption (through the skin) of Magnesium is far superior to oral/gastro intestinal uptake for all of the above benefits and can also be utilised directly on sore, aching and sprained areas.

Transdermal preparations are the simplest, most direct , safest and most cost-effective mineral supplementation available today.
Sports Hero Unwind Magnesium Oil with organic therapeutic oils is also an optimal choice for sports massage, aiding workout recovery, speedy healing and also enhancing metabolic efficiency to help avoid future injuries.
Magnesium supplies the competitive edge that can make the difference between consistent wins or losses and between health and injury. All serious athletes, coaches and sports medicine practitioners would be well advised to consider the winning edge and health benefits that transdermal Magnesium supplementation can provide.

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