Why use electrolyte drinks?
Electrolyte drinks assist with rapid replacement of fluid and electrolytes lost during exercise training or hard physical labour. They help with muscle recovery and soreness, preventing dehydration, and providing stamina and increased endurance during strenuous exercise. Electrolyte drinks ingested during exercise aims at providing a source of carbohydrate fuel to supplement the body’s limited stores and supplying water and electrolytes to replace losses incurred through sweating. Symptoms of dehydration Symptoms of dehydration include muscle weakness, dizziness, headaches, fatigue, cramps, and thirst. Dehydration greatly affects athletic performance. As the body loses water its core temperature rises. This affects metabolic pathways, interferes with cardiovascular functioning, and reduces total exercise capacity. You should not rely solely on your thirst response as you can enter a state of dehydration and not feel the sensation of thirst for several hours. Electrolyte drinks should b
