Cherries Increase Athletic Endurance and Muscle Recovery after Exercise
Significant exercise generates oxidative stress as the body burns more fuel than when at rest. This has naturally generated interest in anti-oxidants to counter the effects of exercise-related oxidative damage, including abundant damage to various cellular components and premature muscular fatigue from sustained muscle contraction during exercise [1]. Antioxidant supplementation is routine amongst athletes, and although some supplement combinations may actually be inhibitive for certain exercise goals, many types of antioxidants offer profound effects on exercise performance [1]. Multiple studies have established how cherry supplementation improves athlete performance in a diverse range of sports and exercises. The same beneficial antioxidants in cherry also help with post-exercise muscle recovery, and this article summarises some of those research highlights.
Boosted Athletic Endurance.
Cherry in powder form maintains the ability to boost athletic performance. Endurance runners who took a powdered cherry supplement daily for 10 days prior managed “…13 % faster half-marathon race finish times…” than those who were give the placebo…