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In the previous episode about Intermittent Fasting, our resident sports biomechanics, athletic, corrective and conditioning expert, Jessica Marie Rose Leggio, touched on the importance of ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate. In this episode, Coach Jessica dives into what ATP is, its importance to the human body, and why runners need to pay attention to it to achieve great results and better performance. What is ATP ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is considered a molecular currency. Basically, it is the energy currency of the body. It enables the cells to have the energy to go back and forth. It is really important that we have ATP because it is what dictates our energy. “In order for us to have this happen, there needs to be a neural stimulus. So the muscle has to get stimulated. To move neurologically, there has to be some kind of signal. Then there needs to be calcium in your muscles. So you have to have a storage of calcium in your muscles, and ATP must be available for energy also in your muscles. All those t