Enjoying Hemp CBD While Maintaining Your Fitness Goals
Cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD, is a chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. These days, you can find it as an ingredient in everything from face cream to chocolate. Thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp CBD products are cropping up in our grocery stores, corner stores, and even health stores!
Hemp CBD users have been singing the compound’s praises for years, claiming that it can reduce anxiety, aid with pain relief, and even improve brain and heart health!
Will hemp CBD make it harder to maintain your fitness goals or will it fit in with your fitness routine? Read on to find out.
Hemp CBD for Weight Loss and Your Metabolism
If you’re trying to lose a few pounds, but you’re worried that hemp CBD may ruin your chances, then you may be interested in a study conducted on mice that shows that obese subjects that were given CBD lost significant weight due to an increased metabolism. Scientists are not quite sure why this is (yet), but they hypothesize that the “CB2 receptors may play a role in the regulation of body weight.”
There is also evidence that those who consume hemp CBD may have an easier time regulating their appetite and eating less food. Another study on rats showed that test subjects given CBD “significantly reduced” their food intake.
Healthy Fat
We have two types of fat in our body--brown and white. The white fat is considered “unhealthy” fat. It is associated with chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. Brown fat, on the other hand, is “healthy fat” that burns calories and is often found in people with a healthy weight.
Why does this matter? Well, studies have shown that hemp CBD might be able to help your body convert white fat to brown fat. The study says, “that CBD plays dual modulatory roles in the form of inducing the brown-like phenotype as well as promoting lipid metabolism. Thus, hemp CBD may be explored as a potentially promising therapeutic agent for the prevention of obesity.”
Hemp CBD seems to be a promising supplement for reducing unhealthy body fat and maintaining a healthy weight. However, more studies need to be done on human subjects before any decisive conclusions can be drawn.
Hemp CBD and Fitness/Exercise
It seems like everyone from professional athletes to the local SoulCycle enthusiasts have anecdotal stories about how hemp CBD has taken their training to the next level.
But how exactly can hemp CBD fit into your fitness regime?
Hemp CBD and Pain Relief
Whether it’s chronic pain or sore muscles, there’s anecdotal evidence that hemp CBD can ease pain and inflammation that leads to fitness-related discomfort. When applied topically, topical hemp CBD cream may be able to help athletes recover from a tough workout or train through shin splints.
A study conducted on rats reveals that, when applied to the skin, topical hemp CBD cream “has therapeutic potential for relief of arthritis pain-related behaviors and inflammation without evident side-effects.”
Recovery
Sleep is our body’s natural way to recover from daily wear and tear, including physical exercise. One study, performed on human test subjects, showed that taking just 25 mg of CBD before bed can improve sleep quality and length. So, if you want to maximize your non-conscious recovery, make sure to keep a bottle of CBD on your bedside table.
CBD Will Not Interfere with Your Healthy Lifestyle
Whether you’re trying to lose weight, maintain your current weight, or take your physical training to the next level, hemp CBD will not hinder your progress. In fact, certain studies have shown it may help in some ways.
If you’d like to incorporate CBD into your daily routine, check out our Online Hemp CBD Shop, Ruby’s Happy Farm.
Right now, all orders over $50 receive free shipping. And new customers can use the promo code: RELAX2020 for 5% off of your first order.
For all things hemp CBD, visit our CBD blog often and if you have any questions about this strain or CBD in general, reach out at: https://rubyshappyfarm.com/pages/say-hello.
Ruby's Happy Farm, LLC was established on 6 acres of family legacy land that had been farmed by earlier generations for 50+ years. Our farm is licensed to grow Hemp and is located in Tennessee. At Ruby's Happy Farm, LLC each individual hemp flower is carefully planted, by hand, without the use of plant fertilizers or pesticides. Transparency is critical; a certificate of analysis (COA), soil and pesticide tests are available for review upon request. Contact Ruby’s Happy Farm, LLC if you need additional information.