As our bodies perform strenuous exercise, we begin to breathe faster as we attempt to shuttle more oxygen to our working muscles. The body prefers to generate most of its energy using aerobic methods, ...

People often discuss the importance of removing, or “flushing out,” lactic acid from the blood after intense exercise to reduce muscle soreness, speed recovery, or boost athletic performance. After ...

Lactic acid has long been vilified, but new research shows that it doesn't impair muscle function. In fact, it might actually be good for you. Like all great villains, lactic acid has been ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. As anyone who has exercised vigorously can tell you, the soreness that ...

Vol. 17, Supplement 5: Research from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 2006 ...

The Lactic Backstory The first scientist to draw the connection between exercise and lactic acid was Jöns Jacob Berzelius, the Swedish chemist who devised the modern system of chemical notation (H2O ...