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fluid replacement and electrolytes
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"just us" wrote: Good grief! I just found an aussie site that sells them online and the Motortabs are $3.50 each! That makes petrol way cheaper lol. Kathy, You need to do some reading to get some accurate background information. For a start, do a google search for oral rehyration salt (ORS) or oral rehydration therapy (ORT). Starting here is as good as anything: http://rehydrate.org/ors/index.html [go to the rehydrate page and read the formula for ORS] For general reading, and a number of very interesting articles on eating and drinking before and during exercise, I can recommend Monique Ryan (nutritionist and author of 'Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes'): http://www.velonews.com/monique-ryan Sports drinks vary in quality and fitness for purpose. Gatorade, Endura, Staminade, Powerade, etc all can assist with rehydration but beware of sugar content. You can buy it made up (in which case you are mainly paying for water and a container to carry it in) or as powder (much better if you have regular access to potable water). Severe dehydration, caused by diahorrhea or vomiting, is better treated using something like Gastrolyte - as it is much more concentrated. To assist with the replacement of salts lost through sweating you can also take tablets such as Motortabs or Lava Salts (much cheaper): http://www.fastgear.com.au/ [go to lava at left] Lack of energy - as your friend had - is not necessarily an indicator of being dehydrated. She probably was dehydrated but she might just have run out of easily accessible energy stores and could not efficiently metabolise fat to get energy. She might have come good with something as simple as flat coke which contains both sugar and caffeine and is wonderful when you need an energy boost. In addition to what looks best on paper, one size definitely does not fit all when it comes to being able to actually drink electrolyte drinks. Some people have an inability to stomach some brands and being able to drink 500ml of a brand you like might not feel the same after 2 litres of the stuff. Read up on the subject, try every different brand and pick what suits you best. Try to include some variation in your 'diet'. regards, Darryl PS. A saying I read during the week was: Reading the fine print is called education, not reading the fine print is called experience. |
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