- Sodium – regulates fluid balance and nerves
- Potassium – keeps muscles contracting smoothly
- Magnesium – supports heart rhythm and prevents cramps
- Calcium – essential for strong muscle contractions
- Chloride – works with sodium to maintain fluid balance
Fast Charge and Hydration - After heavy sweating from a brisk walk, playing a game of basketball, or working outside in the summer sun - you lose both water and electrolytes and may become dehydrated.
You may feel sluggish, dizzy, or develop cramps. Adding a balanced electrolyte drink can restore hydration and get your performance up quickly.
Without electrolytes your body’s “electrical system” suffers and your performance and endurance drops. Water - with the right amount of electrolytes can restore your body and boost performance. This is known as hydration.
Water + electrolytes = energy.
Comments: Water keeps body systems working properly by moving nutrients, eliminating waste, regulating body temperature, and transporting cooling fluids.
Electrolytes keeps your muscles contracting, nerves firing, and cells balanced.
How to Hydrate Your Body - Drink water with electrolytes before a strenuous activity or working outdoor in hot sun...
For athletes, American College of Sports Medicine recommends:- Hydrate 2 to 3 hours before a workout with 16 - 32 oz of water; and 1 hour before a workout with 8 oz electrolyte drink.
- Sip 6 to 8 oz of fluids every 15 - 20 minutes of exercise.
- If workout or practice is over 1 hour - a sports drink is encouraged to replenish carbohydrates.
- simple drinking water is more than enough to keep you well-hydrated during a workout and throughout the day.
When you are hydrated, your body maintains normal temperature, delivers oxygen efficiently, lubricates joints, and supports brain and muscle function.
Further study: Why staying hydrated is important for people with diabetes? Should people with diabetes drink sports drinks? What about sugar-free sports drinks? https://diabetes.org/health-wellness/fitness/sports-drinks-impact-on-glucose-blood-sugar
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