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Used by many different athletes, in many different sports, Glucosamine is one of the most widely used sports supplements of today. Used by everyone from bodybuilders, power lifters, rugby players and footballers, Glucosamine is a naturally occurring nutrient which has been shown to support the maintenance of healthy joints. Here we examine the reasons why Glucosamine should be a welcome addition to any athlete’s supplement routine.

Whether you’re a serious athlete or a regular ‘gym goer’, you will no doubt spend a lot of time in the gym performing the same movements over and over again in order to get stronger or more proficient at them. This can cause the cartilage and the synovial fluid that cushions the joints to wear away which in turn can mean you become less mobile, movements become more painful or even worse you can develop Osteoarthritis.

Fortunately Glucosamine can help, ensuring you don’t have to sacrifice your gym time in order to help your joints. See Glucosamine is a major component of cartilage and is essentially the building block of tendons and ligaments. Experts believe by increasing supplementing your diet with 1500mg of glucosamine can help to increase the presence of water and nutrients within the joint, which in turn can improve the resilience of your cartilage. Furthermore a number of studies even suggest Glucosamine may help re-build new cartilage once damage occurs, helping to restore joint function and mobility. This idea was supported by a study published in The International Journal of Research in Sports Medicine, entitled ‘Glucosamine Administration in Athletes: Effects on Recovery of Acute Knee Injury’ where football players were given glucosamine to see if it improved knee flexion and extension following an injury. The study found after 28 days, the players taking glucosamine experienced a far greater improvement than those in the placebo group. So not only does it have preventative properties but it can also help to mend damage to the joints that may have already occurred.

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