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Monday, October 03, 2005
Isotonic Sports Drinks - do we need them?
Are these things all just hype? My favourite isotonic sports drink is simply to mix fresh orange and water - 25% orange, 75% water. It hydrates me and I'm convinced the orange content helps the water get absorbed quicker (though I've got no scientific notion of how this may happen).
The way I see it, isotonic sports drinks suit 2 types of people: elite athletes who need that hydration to happen as quickly as possible when it's crucial to their performance and hungover students for a similar reason.

Having said that I have a sachet of Karrimor Hypotonic drink powder sitting on my desk. Haven't tried it, but it I can see how a lightweight powder drink mix would be a good idea for those on long distance backpacking trips or expeditions when you won't be near a Tesco's to buy their orange juice for a while.


Posted by bigcrags @ 12:03 PM
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