How magnesium helps you move

Whether you are a supreme athlete, a daily walker or a weekend cyclist, your body undergoes the same processes to help it move. There are many organ systems involved in exercise and all of them require magnesium (Mg) to function properly.^10,18

Your brain coordinates movement and manages your body’s responses and it requires a large amount of energy to do this.¹⁸ It sends signals via the spinal cord and nerves to the rest of your body, telling it to move.²² Your heart and lungs must increase their performance to pump more blood and oxygen around the body²³ and your muscles have to contract and relax often. Magnesium is involved in all of these processes and is involved in the energy production to support all these functions,^10,18 so it is not surprising that physically active people have higher magnesium requirements than inactive people.¹⁸

In the next upcoming blog, learn how endurance exercise can deplete magnesium levels.