Beta-Alanine

Beta-alanine enhances performance in exercises lasting 1–10 minutes, such as middle-distance running and swimming, by delaying fatigue and improving endurance.

Supplementing with beta-alanine raises carnosine levels in skeletal muscle, which enhances buffering capacity and helps sustain high-intensity efforts.

Carnosine acts as an intracellular pH buffer, reducing the buildup of hydrogen ions during exercise, thereby delaying fatigue and maintaining performance.

Beta-alanine supplementation may enhance exercise tolerance by improving calcium regulation, reducing oxidative stress, and mitigating muscle damage.

Beta-alanine benefits both continuous and intermittent high-intensity activities, improving time-to-exhaustion and performance in sports like rowing and field sports.

Carnosine, synthesized from beta-alanine, has antioxidant and neuroprotective properties that may support brain health and benefit conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.

Beta-alanine and carnosine supplementation have been associated with reductions in blood glucose, HbA1c, and markers of insulin resistance in individuals with metabolic disorders.

Carnosine, synthesized from beta-alanine, has antioxidant and neuroprotective properties that may support brain health and benefit conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.