Proper hydration is extremely important during exercise. Should it be a special nutritional drink? Adequate fluid intake for athletes, even the recreational kind, is essential to comfort, performance and safety. The longer and more intensely you exercise, the more important it is to drink plenty of fluids. Inadequate water consumption can be physically harmful.
The key to good hydration is drinking a lot of water before, during and after any workout or activity. Water is essential for proper bodily function. Nutritional drinks aren t the only way to consume electrolytes. Eating a normal diet will provide the body with more than enough electrolytes needed for exercising and physical activity.
Does the average consumer derive any real benefit from specialized nutritional drinks? It's a marketing gimmick, pure and simple. Most health experts agree that nutritional drinks have electrolytes and sodium that are beneficial to professional athletes and marathoners, but have little value to the average user.
There's a certain appeal in drinking what Olympic athletes drink, but it should be just water if you're doing 10 minutes on a treadmill. And because many enhanced waters contain only small amounts of essential nutrients, consumers should look elsewhere for nutrition. That's what we have food for!
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