Electrolyte Replacement for Hot Weather Workouts
I am a sweater. That is, I perspire during hot weather and especially during work outs...
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Nuun Sport for Replenishing Electrolytes
I first picked up a tube of Nuun Sport tablets at the expo for the Akron Marathon. Boy, do I enjoy a good race expo. You can see what’s new in the world of running and choose from a variety of products. Lots of gadgets and accessories galore. There’s also lots of energy gels and electrolyte options. I bought a tube of Nuun tablets from one of the exhibitors, along with some other goodies. Nuun tablets are meant to be dissolved in your water bottle. They’re similar to Alka Seltzer in that you drop a tablet into water and it fizzes until eventually the tablet dissolves. It can take a while for the tablet to completely dissolve. I find myself sometimes shaking the bottle, trying to hurry...
Gatorade for Replenishing Electrolytes
It’s hard to have a discussion about replacing electrolytes without mentioning Gatorade. I wrote about electrolytes recently and thought I’d talk about some of the different sports drinks on the market. Gatorade created the market for sports drinks. It was created by a team of scientists to help the football coach at University of Florida. His athletes were training in the Florida heat and were struggling. Gatorade was created and the football players performed better. Gatorade is now owned by Pepsi and is one of its best selling products. Ingredients According to the Gatorade website, the following ingredients are in the lemon lime flavored regular (original) Gatorade: WATER, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE,MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, GUM ARABIC, GLYCEROL ESTER OF ROSIN,NATURAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5 Here are the nutritional facts for a 20 ounce (591 mL) bottle: Nutrition Facts Serving Size 1 Bottle (591 mL) Amount...
Replenishing Electrolytes
It seems like people are always advising me to work on replenishing electrolytes after I go for a long run or do any physical activity in the heat of summer. People are also always advising us to stay hydrated but not to drink too much water without replenishing electrolytes. Lots of advice for sure but what does it mean? What are Electrolytes? I knew that electrolytes are minerals in our bodies, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium but that’s about the extent of my knowledge. (I really should have taken more science courses in college.) Here’s a great definition of electrolytes that I found on Medline Plus, which is a website of health information put out by the U.S. National Library of Medicine: Electrolytes are minerals in your body that have an electric...