Against hyperacidity of the body
Heavy legs after a hard tour? When the muscles become over-acidified, alkalis bring the body back into balance.
This works quite well by nature. Nevertheless, more and more cyclists are focussing on alkaline products. What helps when the body becomes acidic?
Sports scientists believe that many injuries are caused by an excess of acids that are produced during activity. Acids are formed as end products during the production of energy. The more fats and carbohydrates the body burns when cycling, the higher the acid load. The longer the acids are present in a muscle cell, the greater the load on it. As a result, the cell stops working. The drop in performance during sport is purely a self-protection mechanism of the cells. Nutrition experts therefore also advise recreational cyclists to take an alkalising mineral supply.
