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If sports drink include water and Gatorade then it's to replenish the nutrients and water lost during the exercise.
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Why is chocolate milk preferable to a sports drink for hydration?
Here's the break down of when to drink water and when to drink sports drinks: You should drink water when you are exercising for less than an hour. Your body needs hydration to replace the sweat loss, and water is the best thing for you. Sports drinks (like Gatorade, Propel, Powerade, etc.) should be drunken when exercising for more than an hour. At that point, your body needs the carbohydrates and electrolytes that most sports drinks contain in order to continue working at a high level. Overall: Drink Sports Drinks more often than water, but you should drink water along with Sports Drinks because Water keeps you hydrated, and Sports Drinks give you what's necessary to keep exercising.
What is the best sports drink to drink while exercising?
Lucozade and Powerade have sugar in, not alot. It is better to have water if you are just excising for 20mins or so. But if you are training for longer periods it is better to use sports drinks.
If you are exercising for more than an hour what should you drink?
Sports drink
When exercising how often should you take a drink?
about three to five drinks.
What sports drink do English premier league players drink?
Lucozade sports drinks
Should you drink sports drinks without activity?
You can drink sports drinks anytime you want! Just atleast be walking around , Or else you will get dizy .
Types of sports drinks?
the Jacob drink, the caset drink and the lucazade
When is it recommended to drink sport drinks?
before a sporting event and after
Can children drink protein drinks?
It is recommended great for growing and so on
Are Sports foods and sports drinks good sources of high powered nutrition for athletes?
depends on the sports drink
What is the purpose of sports drink?
PROFITS.That's the main purpose. Secondly; sports drinks are designed to replace lost electrolytes when you are exercising/competing. Typically they replenish fluids quicker than water and last longer - thus PROFITS.
What are the pros and cons of water vs sports drinks?
Water hydrates you the best. It is good to drink it before and after exercise. Sports drinks have vitamins that recover electrolytes lost in sweat, which water doesn't. But sports drinks have lots of sugar, which is bad for you before before and after the exercise. The best time to drink them is during the exercise.
