- Faster reaction time
- Far fewer colds/flues during the winter
- Less sore/tired after a workout
- Fewer micro-cracks and broken bones
- Bones which do break heal much more quickly
- Increased VO2 and exercise endurance
- Indoor athletes especially need vitamin D
- Professional indoor athletes are starting to supplement with vitamin D or use vitamin D beds
- Olympic athletes have used UV/vitamin D since the 1930's
- The biggest gain from the use of vitamin D is by those who exercise less than 2 hours per day.
Details on all of the above, and much more, at: Overview Sports and vitamin D
Book on Sports and Vitamin D Athlete's Edge: Faster, Quicker, Stronger With Vitamin D 2011, by Dr. John Cannell Review at Vitamin D Life
See also at Vitamin D Life
- All items in category Sports and Vitamin D 56 items as of Feb 2012
- 2,500 years ago Herodotus noticed that more sunshine (vitamin D) resulted in stronger skulls
- More muscle response when have adequate vitamin D
- Basketball players low on vitamin D - Sept 2011
- Vitamin D Helps Atlanta High School Athletes - Feb 2012
- Vitamin D and Athletic Performance - Dec 2011.pdf 6 page file + references
- Vitamin D improves athletic performance – Dec 2011
- Overview Evidence for vitamin D
- No – 10 minutes per day of sun-UVB is NOT enough
- Many reasons why vitamin D deficiency has become epidemic in past 30-40 years
- Free, instant test to see if you are very vitamin D deficient
- Overview UV and vitamin D
- UV produces more than vitamin D – Aug 2011
- Vitamin D also PREVENTS many diseases and TREATS some
- All items in Vitamin D Blog
- Home Page
- Low cost and many forms of vitamin D
- Vitamin D 101
- Overview Rare Allergic reaction to vitamin D
test yourself with low dose first, to be sure you are not the 1 in 300 who get an allergic reaction to vitamin D