<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><italic>Study aim:</italic> To determine the effects of mint extract on muscle pain and blood lactate levels after a 400-m run.<italic>Material and methods:</italic> A group of 16 physical education students (mean age 21.81 ± 2.13 years) volunteered to participate in the study. The subjects were randomly assigned into 3 groups: mint, <italic>placebo</italic> or control. The mint group was given orally mint extract (5 ml/kg of body mass) and the <italic>placebo</italic> group was given unsweetened tea (5 ml/kg) in a double-blind fashion and cross-over design one hour before a 400-m running test. Subjects in the control group remained untreated. The effect of mint extract on muscle pain was recorded by an inquiry; blood lactate levels were measured after the running test.<italic>Results:</italic> Oral administration of mint extract significantly (p&lt;0.01) decreased blood lactate concentrations but muscle pain levels remained unchanged in all groups.<italic>Conclusions:</italic> Oral administration of mint extract may have a beneficial effect on blood lactate clearance and therefore may increase athletic performance.</abstract>

Study aim: To determine the effects of mint extract on muscle pain and blood lactate levels after a 400-m run.Material and methods: A group of 16 physical education students (mean age 21.81 ± 2.13 years) volunteered to participate in the study. The subjects were randomly assigned into 3 groups: mint, placebo or control. The mint group was given orally mint extract (5 ml/kg of body mass) and the placebo group was given unsweetened tea (5 ml/kg) in a double-blind fashion and cross-over design one hour before a 400-m running test. Subjects in the control group remained untreated. The effect of mint extract on muscle pain was recorded by an inquiry; blood lactate levels were measured after the running test.Results: Oral administration of mint extract significantly (p<0.01) decreased blood lactate concentrations but muscle pain levels remained unchanged in all groups.Conclusions: Oral administration of mint extract may have a beneficial effect on blood lactate clearance and therefore may increase athletic performance.

Effects of oral supplementation of mint extract on muscle pain and blood lactate

Lehman College, Department of Health Sciences, The City University of New York, Bronx, USA

Faculty of Education, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey

School of Physical Education and Sport, Department of Training Science, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey

Biomedical Human Kinetics

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Study aim: To determine the effects of mint extract on muscle pain and blood lactate levels after a 400-m run.Material and methods: A group of 16 physical...

Effects of oral supplementation of mint extract on muscle pain and blood lactate

Pubblicato online: 30 ago 2010

Pagine: 66 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-0016-8

Parole chiave
Mint, Blood lactate, Muscle pain, 400-m run

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Effects of oral supplementation of mint extract on muscle pain and blood lactate

Pubblicato online: 30 ago 2010

Pagine: 66 - 69

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10101-0016-8

Parole chiaveMint, Blood lactate, Muscle pain, 400-m run

This content is open access.

Parole chiave
Mint, Blood lactate, Muscle pain, 400-m run