Some weeks ago we were offered some samples of Elivar Endure and Elivar Recovery sports nurtrition products. Elivar is a range of carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins and minerals tailored specifically for athletes and active people over the age of 35.
"Your physiology and work life balance does change as you get older. It gets harder to maintain muscle mass, absorb and synthesize vitamins or maintain strong joints and bones. That’s why it can take longer to recover after a hard session or you pick up more coughs and colds."
Why it takes longer to recover as you get older
By Dr Sharon Madigan
"Following a good exercise routine and maintaining a healthy diet becomes even more important as we get older. Ageing is associated with remarkable changes in body composition including loss of skeletal muscle, and gains in total body fat and visceral fat. For the older athlete it is important to avoid this progressive loss of muscle mass, which can increase the risks of injury and reduction in mobility."
Read full report: HERE
The product range consists of three dilute-to-taste formulations for pre, during and post training. Prepare and Recover are available in Chocolate flavour and Endure in Orange & Mango flavour. We received the samples in satchet form where the Recovery sachet was a 65g & Endurance sachet was 45g.
I am an active runner and compete competively in road, track and cross country events from county to national level. I am over forty years of age.
Product usage: I used this product primarily after long runs, long workouts and after a competition race. I use protein regularly after my workouts anyway so this wasn’t a new experience for me, however I usually use a different brand.
Pros of Elivar Recovery: Initially I found it very sweet, it was chocolate flavour and mixed with 500ml water. I first felt that the full amount was too much for me. Normally after a workout like this I would start to feel very hungry and weak after about 1 hour of completing the workout. But with the Elivar nutrition I did not feel like this in any way. I have continued to use the recovery shake, but just half of the sachet and to be honest I am very impressed. In comparison to other nutritional / recovery makes I would rate Elivar as been one of the best. My recovery rate seems to have improved greatly and I have had positive feedback from my other colleagues who have also tried this product.I didn’t notice any digestive issues with this protein at all
Cons of Elivar Recovery: I found the product more difficult to mix compared to other similar products used. The sachet size I feel is too much to take in one go. However you can purchase a tub of the powder so you can mix what you like. The biggest thing I see with Elivar is the price. It would be at the top end of sports nutritional brands. But if it works and your recovery rate improves, then maybe it is worth the price.
At the moment you are limited to the flavours you can get.
Rating:
Taste: 4/5
Value: 3/5
Effectiveness: 5/5
Ease of Use: 4/5
Full details on Elivar and their products:http://elivar.com/