What role do sports drinks play?

Answer 1

Sports drinks contain electrolytes, which refuel your body. They also contain carbohydrates (most of them; propel is an exception) which give you energy.

If you are working out, playing sports, etc. for more than 1 hour, it is best to drink a sports drink to continually refuel your body.

Answer 2

When you exercise, your body uses carbohydrates for energy. A sports drink has carbohydrates in it to supply your body with the necessary energy. Also, sports drinks contain electrolytes for your body. These electrolytes help supply the body with Sodium and Potassium to help the body maintain water and fight dehydration.Water doesn't have electrolytes or carbohydrates in it to do either of these tasks.

Answer 3

they have different types of carbohydrates in them they have different types of carbohydrates in them

Answer 4

They work by the sugars and glucose that are in them, glucose absorbs water and water just hydrates for a curtain amount of time, but salts hold on to the water becasue it absorbs it

Answer 5

Yes sports drinks do work!

Be sure to drink powerade because it is the top sports/energy drink and will give you better performance

Answer 6

Gatorade: When you sweat your body looses a lot of salt, so that is why you drink Gatorade after you workout.

Answer 7

They have minerals in them to replenish your your electrolytes. In other words, they are supposed to make you feel hydrated.

Answer 8

Sports drinks help athletic performance by renewing the body with electrolytes, which helps restore the salt lost through sweating ☻