Some of the benefits of collagen for exercising
Collagen is well known for all its beauty benefits, but there are a lot more benefits to collagen.
Collagen is the most plentiful protein in our body, and It’s found in muscles, bones, skin, blood vessels, digestive system and tendons … As a matter of fact, collagen helps to give your skin strength and elasticity (beauty benefits I mentioned before). It is also great for your hair and nail’s health, plus it also helps replace dead skin cells.
But did you know that Collagen is also very important for our joints and tendons?
While in our early years the body usually produces the right amount of collagen, the collagen production naturally begins to slow down as we age.
Collagen is also very important for the gut health as well as muscle and joints!
Collagen protein for fitness
I have been running as a way of getting fit and realized very quickly I could use some help and decided to start taking a collagen recovery complex and this is where the Neocell Collagen Sport, Ultimate Recovery Complex, Belgian Chocolate, come into play.
I am what you can say a picky drinker, but this chocolate flavored complex is actually tasty and easy to mix.
The recovery complex, has no sugar, gluten, or artificial flavors, or lactose. What it does have is 30 g of protein, 15 g of pure whey protein isolate,15 g of super collagen peptides, 4.5 g BCAAs & L-Glutamine, along with multi-vitamins and protective antioxidants.
I love the benefits and the ease of use and preparation and my sore muscles and joints certainly welcome the extra help.
Collagen is also a great way to boost the gut health…Needless to say I am really happy I added the collagen shake to my fitness routine.
Hyaluronic Acid
Another import element in skin health along with joints and even eyes health is the Hyaluronic Acid as it is an important disaccharide found in every tissue of our body and works as a lubricant. Therefore, the importance of this acid to maintain healthy joints, skin and eyes is obvious.
The hyaluronic acid often referred as HA is very important to feeling and looking good and a great way to nurture your skin from the inside out. HA is spread broadly through connective, neural, and epithelial tissue, and it is considered as a main constituent of the tissue that provides structural support to cells.
Both the collagen and the HA have been a great addition to my daily routine not only for the fitness benefits but the beauty aspect as well.
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Another NeoCell product I’d really like to try (I am just on the verge of ordering it!) is their Mov Matrix Advanced Joint Hydrator.. I have psoriatric arthritis, and refuse to take those shot that wipe out your immune system, I am trtying to heal naturally. As a result, I can’t exercise excessively….but it sure FEELS excessive to me afterwards!
I would love to try the Resveratrol
antioxidant. It sounds great! I love working out and have been wanting to try the collagen protein powder from Neocell too because it sounds like a great addition to a traditional protein powder.
The cookie bar looks pretty good!
The cookie bar looks pretty good! Who doesn’t love chocolate?
I’d like to try their collagen! It sounds really good! I do enjoy working out and being healthy.
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I’m having a hard time downloading and viewing their catalog. But, I do know that neocell has great products!!
I want to try the biotin bursts. I hate taking biotin by itself. I do exercise-I do Pilates and yoga regularly.
I woulld love to try the Flex Matrix. I weight train and my joints have started really hurting, which is why I want to try the Flex Matrix
Another product I would like to try is the DERMA MATRIX…my skin would thank me for it! 🙂 I do exercise. I do it right before my shower, 3-4 times a week.
This looks like something that could really put me on the right track.
I would like to try the cookie bar. I exercise in a daily basis!
The skin hydrated would be great , as I age skin is drier, I get a lot exercise at work going up and down stairs–those cookie bars look good too, I use a lot protein , thank you
Interested in joint hydrated, have AS and also in the exercise of work up and down stairs daily, would be a great help. The cookie bar looks interesting also, as I eat protein cookies too.
i would love to try the derma matrix. it really looks like a nice product.
I have tried the Beauty Bursts and I love them! The Joint Bursts would be great also. The curcumin and collagen together sound like a great pair! I do a lot of weight training and have occasional joint pains.
I’d like to try the cookie bar. I try to exercise daily but get in my weight lifting class 3 times a week. Cardio and walking the other days
I like the NeoCell Super Collagen + C
I WOULD LOVE TO TRY THE KERATIN SUPPLEMENTS. MY HAIR HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIN BUT AS I AM GETTING OLDER I FIND ITS GETTING WORSE!! I WOULD LOVE TO COUNTERACT.
I just signed up for a kickboxing place. I’m hoping that new routine will help me lose weight and get into shape.
I visited the site. I would like to try the Ceramides Skin Hydrater. I do exercise. I workout on an incline trainer and have a gym membership, but haven’t been to the gym lately.
I would love to try the Biotin Bursts. I do exercise mainly on a stationary bike because I have a bad knee and its low impact. I love so many of Neocell products
I want to try the Biotin bursts. I exercise every other day. I love doing squats & lunges.
I would love to try the Marine Collagen it sounds great! I walk 4 miles a day on the treadmill and do 50 sit ups.
I would like to try the Resveratrol as well. I have serious genetic issues that leads to collegen deterioration so in my mind maybe the doctors are wrong and collegen could help.
I can’t wait for the new Collagen Cookie Bars! They look delicious!
I would like to try the Pomegranate from the Seed 1,000mg – 90 tablets. I don’t really work out, I am so active all day long that I don’t think I need to.