CBD’s Effects on Athletic Performance
Did you know CBD can help improve your athletic performance?
So you may have heard how CBD is the answer to all your prayers and that taking it will make you more relaxed and less stressed about life.
Well luckily, this is true… Sort of.
CBD isn’t the answer to all your prayers, although it is a fascinating substance that is known to have calming effects, making people less stressed and anxious.
So how can the effects of this seemingly ‘relaxing’ substance really have a positive impact on athletic performance? You might be surprised!
How can the effects of CBD benefit athletes?
- Reduces pain
When it comes to risks in sport, inflammation is top of the list. In fact, it’s almost a guarantee. Any athlete pushing their muscles to their maximum limit will experience inflammation of the muscles and it can cause discomfort, causing them to miss out on their sporting goals.
CBD is known to have anti-inflammatory effects, and is linked to being a safer option compared to over the counter drugs such as Ibuprofen.
These manufactured anti-inflammatory drugs, when used excessively are linked with strokes, heart attacks and kidney damage. CBD is a naturally occurring substance that comes from plants, making it a more holistic solution.
- Speeds up recovery
As well as inflammation, a rigorous training regime results in oxidative stress. This can cause muscle and even organ damage if allowed to go unmanaged. If not managed properly, this can seriously harm recovery time for athletes.
New research is showing that CBD may have a positive effect on oxidative stress, helping athletes to recover faster and even preform better during competition.
- Reduces stress and anxiety
Athletes not only put huge amounts of stress on their bodies, but also their minds. This stress can promote anxiety and even depression if allowed to go untreated.
Studies on CBD have linked it with helping reduce the effects of stress and anxiety. These conditions can cause a dip in motivation, resulting in an athlete not reaching their true potential.
Top performing athletes have been on record time and time again, stating that to reach the top level of any sport you have to be mentally strong as well as physically. CBD could give you that mental edge over the competition.
- Can promote weight loss
Relatively new research has indicated a link between fat loss and CBD.
The human body has two types of fat cells; White cells and brown cells. White cells lead to weight gain as they promote excess fat storage. These can be seen as “bad”. Brown cells on the other hand, have the ability to burn calories. People with more brown cells in their body have been shown to have a lower BMI (body mass index).
Studies show CBD having an increase on the browning of adipose tissue, turning white cells into brown cells.
It almost seems too good to be true!
How to get CBD into your routine
Okay, so you’re ready to start taking CBD but you don’t know how you can incorporate it into your daily life. Luckily there are thousands of products out there that have CBD infused into them.
Take our CBD infused coffee for example. Coffee is already part of so many people’s lives, especially athletes’! That caffeine-fuelled workout married with a dose of CBD could be the difference between reaching your personal best or missing a rep.
Don’t feel guilty with having to count those extra calories every time you want to add something sweet to your coffee. Our coffee syrups come in three delicious flavours and are also ZERO calories. Yep. ZERO calories!
We know that Coffee isn’t everyone’s cup of tea (pardon the pun…) but don’t worry because the wonder of CBD knows no limits.
We have our very own CBD infused hot chocolate (a vegan version is available too). Just think about it… after those of long dark nights after a gruelling training session, you can sit down to a nice hot cup of coco. Or that long awaited cheat day that seems to go as soon as it comes around. The CBD hot chocolate has got it all covered.
We know that an athlete’s daily routine can be time-restricted with most of that time dedicated to mastering their craft. That being said, here are a few other CBD products that can be adopted into virtually any routine seamlessly, by replacing regular products with the CBD version:
- Edibles (coming soon to Calm Recovery)
- Skincare (Moisturisers, oils and ointments)
- Energy drinks
- Gummies
- Capsules
You should never leave any stone unturned when it comes to being at your absolute peak as an athlete.
Neglecting a substance as potentially beneficial as CBD may just be the reason you’re not reaching that next level.
We at Calm Recovery take pride in our CBD and want to promote this wonderful substance in the most positive way we can – by producing extremely high quality CBD infused products.
