5. Boosts Your Workout
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Endurance athletes are big fans of baking soda. Studies have shown that baking soda helps maintain peak performance for longer, especially during high-intensity training. When you do this kind of exercise, your muscle cells produce lactic acid, which causes a burning sensation and lowers the pH in your cells, making your muscles tired. Because baking soda has a high pH, it can help counteract some effects of lactic acid. This may help you work out longer. One study found that participants who took baking soda before exercising lasted about 4.5 minutes longer than those who didn’t. At maximum effort, that extra time is significant. For regular workouts, it might not seem like much,
