Vitamin and mineral complexes

What vitamins and minerals do athletes and active people need?

Vitamins and minerals are an important component of human health. They become especially valuable for active people and athletes.

Key vitamins and minerals that are important for the body of athletes:

Vitamin C or ascorbic acid saturates tissues and cells with oxygen and activates anabolic processes in muscles. Without vitamin C, glucose absorption and smooth functioning of the immune system are impossible.

Vitamin A or retinol helps restore muscles after intense physical activity. Maintains blood glucose levels, helps strengthen bone tissue and synthesizes collagen.

Vitamin B1 or thiamine takes part in the metabolism of fats and carbohydrates and ensures the movement of oxygen to muscles.

Vitamin B2 enhances the effect of B6, improves cell regeneration, affects the metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins.

Vitamin B3 or niacin helps improve muscle definition by strengthening blood vessels.

Vitamin B6 has a positive effect on muscle growth and supports heart function.

Vitamin B12 or cyanocobalamin is a key factor in the synthesis of amino acids and protein metabolism, supports the nervous system, and affects coordination of movements.

Vitamin D affects the functioning of the musculoskeletal system and is one of the key elements in the absorption of protein, phosphorus, vitamin A, and calcium.

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and sufficient amounts can improve the effectiveness of your workouts. Helps remove waste and toxins.

Iron improves cardiovascular function and improves endurance.

Calcium strengthens bones and prevents the development of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, improves the transmission of impulses from the brain to the muscles.

Magnesium normalizes hormonal balance, affects metabolism, improves blood circulation and is actively involved in energy metabolism.

Chromium picolinate helps reduce the volume of fatty tissue by increasing muscle mass.

Selenium improves metabolism, protects cell membranes from damage and enhances the effect of vitamin E.

Zinc effectively supports the body, promotes muscle growth and affects carbohydrate metabolism.

When should you buy vitamins for athletes?

Vitamin-mineral complexes are appropriate for those who have a poor diet and consume little vegetables, herbs and fruits. Also, strict diets do not allow the body to receive the necessary amount of useful components for proper functioning. Intense exercise and active metabolism increase the need for saturation with vitamins and minerals.

It is especially important for active people and athletes to give preference to taking sports vitamins. The ingredients and dosage components in multivitamins for sports are optimally selected taking into account all the needs of sports fans.

There are common reasons that hint at a lack of useful components in the body:

• feeling of constant fatigue;

• drowsiness, irritability, emotional instability;

• severe dry skin, flaking;

• deterioration of nail quality;

• bleeding gums;

• deterioration of general well-being.

Before purchasing vitamins and minerals for athletes, you should consult with a sports nutrition specialist and trainer.

The best sports vitamins – is the choide by Vansiton

The specialized online store "Vansiton" offers the consumer a large selection of useful sports supplements: multivitamin complexes, vitamin-mineral complexes, monovitamins, monominerals.

Vitamin and mineral complexes: ZMA (Magnesium + Zinc + B6) No. 120 TM Vansiton, Vitamin and mineral complex Daily Total One without iron 60 capsules TM Country Life, Vitamins for women Opti Women TM Optimum Nutrition capsules No. 60, Vitamins for men Opti-Men TM Optimum Nutrition 90 tablets.

Vitamins: Vitamin D3 2500 IU 120 gelatin capsules TM Vansiton, Vitamin C Buffer with Acerola capsules 500 mg No. 90, Vitamin B-6 100 mg 100 tablets TM Country Life, Vitamin C tablets TM Nutrend No. 100, Vitamins D3+K2 350 mg capsules No. 90.

Minerals: Chromium picolinate capsules No. 100 TM Vansiton, Zinc chelate capsules No. 90, Calcium D3 800 mg tablets No. 90, Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc 150 tablets TM Vansiton, Zinc Citrate Plus No. 60 TM Vansiton.

How do regular vitamins differ from vitamins for athletes?

The main difference is the composition and formula. Ordinary vitamins are selected according to general characteristics, depending on the task of the components. For example, vitamins for the nervous system are aimed at supporting the nervous system, and although they have a positive effect on other functions and organs, their main function is to support the nerves. This also applies to sports vitamins.

The formula of vitamins for athletes contains optimally selected elements with a certain dosage and taking into account the interaction of one component with another precisely to cover the basic needs of athletes:

• building muscle mass;

• increasing endurance during grueling workouts;

• getting rid of excess weight;

• restoration of muscle tissue;

• improvement of metabolism.

Sports vitamins contain the required dosage of biologically active substances in one capsule. Conventional multivitamin complexes contain much smaller amounts of the main element compared to sports ones. Therefore, it will be easier to obtain useful components in one go from sports complexes.