Beetroot Juice Increases Stamina

If you want a clean, healthy, legal boost, and to improve your athletic performance, then the answer is a beetroot smoothie!

“Drinking beetroot juice boosts stamina and could help people exercise for up to 16% longer, a UK study suggests.

A University of Exeter team found nitrate contained in the vegetable leads to a reduction in oxygen uptake – making exercise less tiring.

The small Journal of Applied Physiology study suggests the effect is greater than that which can be achieved by regular training. Beetroot juice has previously been shown to reduce blood pressure.” Source: BBC Health News

How to Make a Beetroot Smoothie?

Before heading out on a run, or climbing into a boxing ring, down a beetroot smoothie to give you an edge over the rest. Whizz all these ingredients up in a blender and drink. Feel like Popeye, run like the wind, float like a butterfly, be like a hurricane!

  • 1 raw beetroot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
  • A large handful of torn spinach leaves
  • 1 teaspoon of freshly chopped root ginger
  • ½ teaspoon lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • some crushed ice

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Friday, August 7, 2009
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