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A common question that I get asked when it comes to hydration particularly around exercise is... ‘What is better for hydration? Water or a sports drink?’
First off. Water is great and we should be consuming water across the day in general to hit our everyday hydration needs. It’s also fine for short & less intense training sessions.
However when it comes to consuming sports drinks. This is where context is needed.
When we sweat, we lose electrolytes particularly sodium which helps our body to absorb fluid (thereby improving hydration) along with aiding other functions like aiding muscle function. Sports drinks contain electrolytes but they also contain carbohydrates which is the bodies main fuel source especially during high intense activity..
So how do I know whether to choose a sports drink or water around exercise?

Ask yourself this?

❓ Is your training session over 60 minutes long?
❓ Are you doing a double training session?
❓ Is it a very intense session or a race/match/event?
❓ Is the weather very hot &/or humid when exercising ?

If you answered yes to ANY of these. Then a sports drink is your go-to improve hydration and reduce any physical fatigue..
Any questions. Just drop me a DM.

May summed up.
1️⃣ With temperatures rising. Hydration/carb slushies were on the menu to help keep core temperature cool whilst also bringing a bit of novelty to our fueling & hydration set up.
2️⃣ Baking = Start of the carb load...
3️⃣ Red cards..
4️⃣ Box Jumps
5️⃣ Rehab progressing nicely as we work on some running mechanics.

6️⃣ A 5 year olds All-Ireland..
7️⃣ God help us if he keeps this free taking routine going ⌚️
8️⃣ How sunny sesson started and how it's going...

The more I speak to athletes, coaches or parents of athletes. The more I realise there’s a huge problem!
This problem is that a lot of the nutrition advice that athletes and the stakeholders around them are being exposed to isn’t designed for athletes. It’s designed for the general public.
This is resulting in athletes showing up to training and events under-fueled which is affecting performance and even well-being.
An athlete fueling for performance and recovery has completely different needs that of someone trying to ‘eat clean’ or ‘lose weight for health benefits.

Swipe across to see 5 common nutrition messages that can be damaging for athletes and what the correct message should be for athletes..