The effect of alkaline water on the metabolic response to anaerobic exercise

Title: The effect of mineral-based alkaline water on the metabolic response to anaerobic exercise. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of drinking different types of water in response to anaerobic exercise. Methods: The bachelor thesis corresponds with an empirically based study of the observational and experimental character. The measured research sample consisted of students (n=11) from the military department attending a full-time form of study at the Fakulty of Physical Education and Sport of Charles University in Prague. The subjects had passed mandatory medical check-up and obtained informed consent, which was signed by all the participants in advance. Bioelectrical impedance analysic, lactate and urine consentration, Step-test, noise and light reaction tests where measured during the experiment. Results: The average power in Step-test, was in the first part of the measurement of both tests after regular water intake 715,8 W, compared to alkaline water intake, which was higher and reached 872 W. In the first part of the measurement for both tests, the average time of reaction to light signal was 0.001 m·s-1 lower after using regular water than after using alkaline water. Furthermore, in the second part of the measurement, the average time of reaction to light..