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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/caffeine-study-and-effect-on-physical-endurance/">Caffeine Perks Up Your Physical Performance</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted April 8, 2008 at 04:00 PM by Kathleen Blanchard</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Caffeine boosts physical performance even if you are dehydrated and overheated, according to a new study.&nbsp; Endurance-trained cyclists engaged in 120 minutes of rigorous pedaling in a hot, dry environment in order to test the effect of caffeine ingestion on fatigue. The cyclists were given either no fluid, water to replace 97% fluid loss, the same amount of a carbohydrate/electrolyte solution, or both in addition to caffeine. Prior to, during, and after exercise, the cyclists underwent performance measurements of maximal cycling power, quadriceps contractility, and voluntary muscle contraction. The group that received no fluids plus caffeine performed as well as the group who ingested the solution containing carbohydrates and electrolytes.&nbsp; The group without caffeine underperformed by 3% in maximal cycling power. The study is interesting because caffeine has long been considered a beneficial…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/caffeine-study-and-effect-on-physical-endurance/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/caffeine-study-and-effect-on-physical-endurance/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/caffeine-study-and-effect-on-physical-endurance/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/caffeine-study-and-effect-on-physical-endurance/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/workout-fuel/">workout-fuel</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>