Here's a quick guide to the different types of sports drinkEnergy drinks with electrolytes: the most common, all-round energy drinks. Electrolytes (sodium and potassium) replace the salts lost in sweat and help to reduce cramping, among other things
Recovering from a run is just as important as fueling for the next. By taking a recovery drink after you exercise you’ll speed up muscle repair, rehydrate and give your immune system a boost. Research suggests that a combination of carbohydrate
strategies you can use to lessen the effects.Before you start drinkingLining the stomach does work. Dr Graham Archand, vice chairman of the Royal College of GPs, explains: "Eating a fatty meal is good because fat slows the absorption of alcohol in the stomach
Knowing when and how much to drink while on a run is one thing - actually taking on water is quite another. Can you help this week’s questioner master the art and science of hydration?"During training I haven't been taking water with me, as I
have suffered hyponatremia, a dangerous condition caused by drinking too much fluid. The figure was surprising because Boston draws the best, fittest and most experienced marathon runners in the world. If Boston has a 13 per cent rate of hyponatremia
Q. Why should I bother with energy drinks? I know that I need to keep hydrated during training and racing, but isnt water good enough?A. As you run, two things happen: (1) you lose water as your body uses it to cool down and (2) you use muscle
Q This may sound silly, but I have real problems drinking during races. Usually I grab a cup, spill most of the contents as Im picking it up, get one tiny slurp of water and then spill the rest down the front of my vest. Any tips to help me
in 1651 and today we drink more than 70 million cups of coffee every day.With more than 21,000 studies on coffee's stimulant, caffeine, scientists have solved pretty much every mystery associated with the popular drink, aside from the point
, an exercise physiologist and triathlete from James Madison University in the USA, completed a study that found cyclists drinking C+P products lasted 29 per cent longer (on a first ride) and 40 per cent longer (on a second ride 12 to 15 hours later) than C
Your running, athletics or tri club needs you!Every month until September the Mars Refuel Drink Fund have £5000 to give away to sporting individuals or clubs. Your club could be awarded one of the three categories of cash prizes up for grabs: gold
