In their resveratrol study, Dr Auwerx and his colleagues observed that mice given a resveratrol dose were able to run twice as far as the mice in the control group that were not supplemented with the resveratrol extract. In addition, the resveratrol infused mice had more energy charged muscles and a lower heart rate – mimicing the health states of top trained athletes!

Dr. Auwerx attributed these results mostly to the noticable increase in the number of mitochondria they discovered in the muscle cells of resveratrol supplemented mice.

Mitochondria are the organelles in the body’s cells that create energy. With more mitochondria, the supplemented mice were capable of burning additional fat and therefore inhibit weight gain and lowered insulin sensitivity, Dr. Auwerx said. The research team ascertained that the rodent’s muscle fibers had been restructured by the resveratrol treatment into the form more likely to exist in trained human athletes.

Whether this resveratrol study and others translates to increased endurance in humans that will mimic highly trained athletes metabolism is unclear at this point. Determining the proper resveratrol dosage as well seems to be a key factor, as some of the research involved high doses of the substance. In does offer compelling evidence that another positive effect of this remarkable substance may indeed give you that extra boost of energy to get through the day!