Filed under: Fitness , Food and Nutrition OK, I already knew that caffeine could give my running pace a boost (and I haven’t run a race without a cup of coffee to start things off since!), but it turns out caffeine has another benefit — a reduction of post-workout pain. Shoot, I might be more excited about that than I am about running faster! A small study found that fit, young men experienced less soreness after a tough cycling session if they had a dose of caffeine prior to the workout. This held true for both those who habitually ingested caffeine and those who generally avoided it.

So, even if you guzzle the java every morning, you might not build up a tolerance, so everyone can enjoy the benefits. Yay! So why does caffeine reduce post-workout muscle soreness? Robert Motl, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , was one of the researchers involved in the study. He found that caffeine affects a system in the brain and spinal cord involved in pain processing, and, as any athlete knows, less pain can lead to improved performance. Continue reading Sore Muscles? Try Some Caffeine Health | Health | Health | Health

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