• Helps increase running energy & endurance
• Increases oxygen delivery & VO2 Max
• Supports muscle recovery
• Can help lower blood pressure
• Can help fight inflammation 
  

WHY IS BEET POWDER GOOD FOR RUNNERS?
All vegetables contain a natural chemical called nitrates, however, Beets contain more than most.  These healthy nitrates increase your vasodilation, or the ability of your blood vessels to widen which improves your blood flow.  This increased dilation allows more blood to flow through your body allowing oxygen to get deeper into your muscle tissue.  This improves your running performance because it reduces the “oxygen price” of high endurance exercise, meaning, it takes less oxygen to produce the same amount of energy.  This will allow you to run faster for longer while using less energy.

Benefits of Beet Powder for Runners:

1. Energy & Endurance: 
   • As we just discussed, the nitrates in beet powder allow oxygen and other nutrients to get deeper into your muscles which provides for long lasting energy and improved endurance.
2. Muscle Recovery:
   • By acting as a vasodilator, your muscles are more easily able to flush out lactic acid that leads to muscle soreness.  this allows your muscles to recover more quickly.
3. Can Lower Blood Pressure:  
   • Vasodilation effect from beet root powder has also been proven to help lower blood pressure.  This in turn helps improve heart health over time as your heart is under less strain.
4. Fights Inflammation:
   • Beets contain pigments called betalains, which possess a number of anti-inflammatory properties.