22nd July 2014 If you’ve been finding your workouts a little more sweaty lately – thanks to this glorious spell of hot humid weather – you may have been thinking about having a sports drink or an electrolyte tablet to replace your electrolyte losses. The truth is, you (most probably) don’t need them. Here’s why….
25 Feb 2013 Experts used to believe that cramps were caused by dehydration or electrolyte depletion. But no studies have actually linked the idea that dehydration or electrolyte depletion is the reason one athlete cramps and another doesn’t. Strong experimental evidence for either theory is lacking. A 2011 study from University of Cape Town researchers…
Every day we lose fluid by sweating, breathing and urinating. It’s the sweating that exercisers need to pay attention to because as soon as you start exercising you start to dehydrate. About 75 per cent of the energy you put into exercise is converted into heat, and is then lost. Extra heat has to be…
