As we get older, our bodies get stiffer, and we gradually lose the natural flexibility we once possessed as children. Why does this happen? Flexibility comes not just from stretching, but from possessing adequate current flow in your body.

While babies are born very flexible, if you were to feed a child a diet of free-radical inducing foods – such as fried foods – that child would lose flexibility very quickly. This is because free radicals rob electrons from the body, which then leads to abnormal tissue oxidation. This in turn causes the collagenous and elastic connective tissues located around your muscles to ‘stick’ to each other (called cross-linking), which is a leading cause of stiffness.

Athletes who don’t stretch enough are particularly susceptible to losing their flexibility, because after any exercise that doesn’t take a muscle through its full range of motion (activities like cycling, pushups, weightlifting) the muscle is ‘shortened.’ If you don’t stretch it out after your workout then you risk losing flexibility over time, and also increase post-workout soreness. Stretching immediately after activity will help reduce the buildup of lactic acid in your muscles that causes soreness. Athletes are also vulnerable to connective tissue cross linking because of the high levels of electron robbing free radicals that their bodies produce during exercise.

Protein Extreme Energy helps counteract age-related and exercise stiffness by providing a high electron load and establishing a recognizable, transferable electron process. This reduces the cross linking of elastic and collagenous connective tissue, allowing your muscles to stretch further.

Tip: Staying hydrated is also important to keep you flexible, as water intake has been shown to contribute to increased joint mobility. Drinking enough water will also enhance the effectiveness of Protein Extreme Energy.

Alix Thelemaque

Madeleine Thomas

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