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Sports and Exercise

Kaneka Ubiquinol® Supports Energy Metabolism and Cellular Wellness During Exercise

Physical exertion—whether working out, competing, or just playing a game of pickup basketball—increases contraction of the heart and skeletal muscles. This increased workload ups the demand for adenosine triphosphate (ATP), cellular energy produced by the mitochondria, as much as 10-fold.1 This in turn raises oxygen consumption and accelerates production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in excess can induce oxidative stress that may hamper muscle function and increase fatigue.1

Kaneka Ubiquinol® the active antioxidant form of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), can help support your patients’ fitness goals by promoting energy metabolism and supporting oxidative balance.2-4 It has been shown to help sustain nitric oxide (NO) levels during exercise, which signals blood vessels to dilate, thereby improving circulation and the delivery of oxygen and nutrients.4

Kaneka Ubiquinol® for Exercise, Performance, and High-Altitude Adaptation

  • Promotes energy metabolism and supports athletic performance2-5
  • Reduces free radicals generated during strenuous exercise4
  • Helps sustain nitric oxide levels during exercise4
  • Enhances physical performance in elite athletes3a
  • Reduces fatigue at high altitudes5
  • Promotes cardiac output at high altitudes2,5
  • Supports the body’s capacity for efficient delivery of oxygen at high altitudes2,5

aWhen taken at 300 mg/day for 6 weeks, Kaneka Ubiquinol® enhanced elite athletes’ peak power production.3

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Sports and exercise are closely tied to other key wellness factors, including cardiovascular health, healthy aging, and mitochondrial function.

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REFERENCES: 1. Powers SK, Jackson MJ. Exercise-induced oxidative stress: cellular mechanisms and impact on muscle force production. Physiol Rev. 2008;88(4):1243-1276. 2. Lv H, Liu Z, Sun M, Yu S, Hu M, Bian S, et al. Cardiorespiratory fitness and effects of ubiquinol during high-altitude acclimatization and deacclimatization: The SCARF trial. iScience. 2025;28(3):112112. 3. Alf D, Schmidt ME, Siebrecht SC. Ubiquinol supplementation enhances peak power production in trained athletes: a double-blind, placebo controlled study. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2013;10:24. 4. Sarmiento A, Diaz-Castro J, Pulido-Moran M, et al. Short-term ubiquinol supplementation reduces oxidative stress associated with strenuous exercise in healthy adults: a randomized trial. Biofactors. 2016;42(6):612-622. 5. Liu Z, Yang J, Yang B, et al. Effect of ubiquinol on electrophysiology during high-altitude acclimatization and de-acclimatization: a substudy of the Shigatse CARdiorespiratory fitness (SCARF) randomized clinical trial. Int J Cardiol. 2024;401:131817.