![]() ![]() The use of alkaline water is proving to increase competitiveness and overall performance in world class athletes. “We may be able to buffer or slow the negative effects that acidosis has on athletes as well as the many disparate maladies that share acidosis as a common thread,” he concludes. Athletes, coaches and practitioners of holistic and traditional medicine are paying more attention to this area. “pH balance and acid buffering are crucial to human health and slowing the aging process,” he explains. As the body metabolises food, acid waste is created which must be removed or neutralised through the lungs, kidneys (urine) and skin. He notes that lactic acid build-up or hydrogen ion excess is of most concern. ![]() “ Endurance and elite sports athletes should be concerned about maintaining a healthy pH balance,” says Robert Burns, PhD. Acidity also reduces muscle power directly by inhibiting the contractile action of muscle fibers. When muscle pH falls below 6.5 it stops working altogether. For example, the enzyme phosphofructokinase is the rate-limiting step in muscle use of glycogen. Accumulation of acid also limits the production of ATP, the energy molecule, and disrupts enzyme activity that produces energy. ![]() The harder you exercise the quicker your muscles become acidic, which leads to fatigue. When we exercise, the increased use of muscle glycogen for energy produces lactic acid, pyruvic acid, and CO2, which decreases muscle pH. At rest, muscle pH is about 6.9, while arterial blood is about 7.4. Muscles work best in a narrow range of Ph. ![]()
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