Exercise and Sports Drinks

During exercise, a great deal of water is consumed. Water replenishment prevents dehydration during exercise.

Sportspeople’s main supplements of the lost water are the sports drinks containing essential nutrients.

Generally, an athlete needs to take 3-4 L of water a day and, excluding that intake through the food, his/her daily water intake is about 800-1500 ml.

Sports drinks are good because they supplement protein, which is a source of muscle strength, calcium, which strengthens bones and other nutrients.

They also prevent physical disturbances coming from dehydration.

In addition, you can recover from fatigue quickly if you take sports drinks containing essential amino acids such as leucine, isoleucine and valine during and after training.

However, there is something you should watch out when taking sports drinks.

First, milk should be warmed before drinking in cold weather.

Athletes with frequent anemia should always be careful when choosing what to drink at every meal. Black tea, coffee and green tea should be avoided within 30 minutes before and after meals.

If you are allergic to vegetables or fruits, you can drink fruit or vegetable juice to supplement nutrients you need.