21/03/2026
๐ซBeetroot is nature's pre-workout!ย
It's a potent source of nitrates that the body converts into nitric oxide to dilate blood vessels.ย This process boosts blood flow, ensuring faster delivery of oxygen and vital nutrients to your working muscles.
Nitrate is also found in smaller amounts in other vegetables, such as spinach, rocket, celeriac, cabbage, endive, leeks and broccoli.ย
By fuelling with these plant-based nitrates, you can achieve superior endurance during exercise, although the extent of performance benefits will vary depending on individual biology, duration of exercise, current fitness levels and diet.
If you're looking to level up your athletic performance, beetroot is a safe, effective, and science-backed performance booster that's definitely worth considering!
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๐ฑ I'm Simon, owner of ProPlants Nutrition, and I'm a former professional footballer turned vegan sports nutritionist.
๐ I help individuals to achieve peak performance with nutrition advice tailored to meet their unique needs and goals.
๐ I offer personalised nutrition plans designed to optimise exercise performance using key strategy's for fuelling before, during and after exercise, hydration, and recovery.
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