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. 2014 Jun 26:11:34.
doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-11-34. eCollection 2014.

Deep mineral water accelerates recovery after dehydrating aerobic exercise: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study

Loreta Stasiule  1 , Sandrija Capkauskiene  1 , Daiva Vizbaraite  1 , Arvydas Stasiulis  1
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Deep mineral water accelerates recovery after dehydrating aerobic exercise: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study

Loreta Stasiule et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. .

Abstract

Background: The effect of deep mineral water (DMW) with moderate mineralization on the recovery of physical performance after prolonged dehydrating aerobic exercise in the heat was studied in nine healthy, physically active (VO2max = 45.8 ± 8.4 mL kg(-1) min(-1)) women aged 24.0 ± 3.7 years.

Methods: We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover human study to evaluate the effect of ingestion of natural mineral water extracted from a depth of 689 m on recovery from prolonged fatiguing aerobic running conducted at 30°C.

Results: Mean body weight decreased by 2.6-2.8% following dehydrating exercise. VO2max was 9% higher after 4 h of recovery after rehydrating with DMW compared with plain water. Leg muscle power recovered better during the slow phase of recovery and was significantly higher after 48 h of recovery after rehydrating with DMW compared with plain water.

Conclusions: DMW with moderate mineralization was more effective in inducing recovery of aerobic capacity and leg muscle power compared with plain water following prolonged dehydrating aerobic running exercise.

Keywords: Aerobic capacity; Deep mineral water; Leg muscle power; Recovery; Rehydration; Women.

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Figure 1
Changes in maximum oxygen uptake during recovery. #p < 0.05 compared with control in the DMW condition; *p < 0.05 for the comparison between placebo and DMW.
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Figure 2
Changes in maximum oxygen pulse during recovery. *p < 0.05 between DMW and placebo trials.
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Figure 3
Changes in vertical jump height during recovery. #p < 0.05 during recovery in the DMW trial compared with control; \\p < 0.05 during recovery in the placebo trial compared with control; *p < 0.05 between the DMW and placebo trials.
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Figure 4
Changes in the activity of plasma creatine kinase during recovery.
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