Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

The Big Benefit of the RHODIOLA for Exercise Endurance

Dec 27, 2023

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Discover the benefits of rhodiola as an adaptogenic herb for exercise endurance. It may reduce perceived effort after exercise, support cognitive function, and improve sleep cycles. Rhodiola may also increase glycogen reserves and ATP production in the body. It enhances heart rate variability and reduces tissue damage from oxygen deprivation. Learn about the historical use of rhodiola by the Russian army and scientific studies on its effectiveness.

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Rhodiola can reduce perceived effort after exercise and improve endurance.

Rhodiola has anti-stress, anti-fatigue, and anti-depression properties, increases glycogen reserves and ATP levels, and aids in sleep and heart health.

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Rhodiola as an adaptogen improving endurance and reducing fatigue

Rhodiola, an adaptogen herb, has an interesting effect on reducing perceived effort after exercise and improving endurance. Studies have shown that compared to a placebo, participants who took rhodiola reported having more energy and less fatigue after exercise. This herb also has anti-stress, anti-fatigue, and anti-depression properties, contributing to improved endurance. Rhodiola has been found to increase glycogen reserves, the stored fuel for intense exercise, and ATP, the body's energy currency. Additionally, it has been used as an anti-altitude sickness remedy for mountain climbers by decreasing oxygen consumption, increasing oxygen transportation, and preventing tissue and organ damage from hypoxia, lack of oxygen.

Introduction

2min

Understanding the Autonavirus System and the Role of Sleep in Recovery

2min

The Benefits of Rhodiola for Exercise Endurance

3min

The Benefits of Rodeola for Exercise Endurance and Muscle Recovery

2min

Let’s talk about rhodiola. Rhodiola is an adaptogen, which is a type of herb that helps you adapt to stress.

It’s been suggested that rhodiola has a really interesting effect of significantly reducing perceived effort after exercise.

Rhodiola has a lot of potential benefits and may help with certain issues, including:

• Stress

• Coughing

• Fatigue

• Depression

• Altitude sickness

• Tissue and organ damage from hypoxia

Rhodiola may even help support cognitive function as well as improve HRV and angina pain.

In one study, people who took rhodiola had more energy after exercise than those who had a placebo.

Sleep is a huge factor when it comes to recovery from stress and exercise. It just so happens that rhodiola may help support healthy sleep cycles. One study even suggested that your body may need less sleep to get rejuvenated when taking rhodiola.

Rhodiola may also help increase glycogen reserves (stored fuel) and ATP (energy).

I don’t believe rhodiola tricks the brain into perceiving less effort. I think it helps increase endurance by increasing efficiency in the body.

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