Exercise scientists say they have stumbled on an amazing discovery. Athletes can improve their performance in intense bouts of exercise, lasting an hour or so, if they merely rinse their mouths with a carbohydrate solution. They don’t even have to swallow it.
The solution used was maltodextrin, a simple sugar that was, for all practical purposes, tasteless.
But as usual, not everyone believes rinsing with maltodextrin is worth the spitting over.
Scott J. Montain, an exercise researcher at the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, thinks not. The effect is real, he said, but added, “Endurance competitors are better off just consuming the calories.” That way they get real fuel, instead of “sipping and then spitting out expensive, sticky spit.”
Work smarter not harder!
Dr.David Marcon
Cincinnati, Ohio
www.drdavidmarcon.com
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