Do you beleive in sportdrinks?

Sports drinks were not originally intended to be an everday drink for the average person. Think about, how long have we seen those orange gatorade jugs at football games? They have been around way longer than it was popular for the average person to drink the sports drinks! The sports drinks tout the benefits of electrolytes to keep your body balanced. The 2 most important electrolytes in these drinks are sodium and potassium. Notice that first one? SALT! That can impede your progress when attempting to get healthier. The sports drinks were designed for athletes, so they do need these electrolytes. Through sweat, we lose quite a bit of sodium. The potassium helps prevent muscle cramps. However, the average person doesnt require these same benefits after working out.

Most sport drinks don't contain that much calories it's generally the amount of sugars that are evil. But if you're doing sports with the intention to lose weight then drinking too much of them isn't recommended. The important thing is that the drink has to be hypertone or isotone ( those 2 words refer to the amount of particles in the drink, isotone means it has as much particles as your blood contains, hypertone means more particles than your blood contains). As you say drinking some water and taking some rest is fine as well, unless you're exhausted. I don't drink them because they are too sweet and they taste really awful.

For serious athletes, some sports drinks are actually recommended. But I think they are good for the real, hardcore athletes. I've also heard doctors recommend a drink like Gatorade for people who have been dehydrated due to sickness. Sometimes water just goes right through them, and I guess the Gatorade puts back stuff in the body that water can't at that moment.

The only times you'll need those drinks is when your running a maraton or skiing Vasaloppet *lol*

I do drink sport drinks, but not as much anymore. I don't really see a difference in energy when I drink them. I also don't like all the bad news I have been hearing about them. I will drink one every once in a while just because I like the taste. My wife says they taste like cough syrup, I like it. I prefer plain water now.

Sports drinks are full of sugar and high fruitose cornsyrup. I was shocked when I first read the calories and the fact that one bottle was 2 servings! ugh, they are good when you are running a fever though. I will always buy gatorade for when we are outside buring a ton of calories. The electrolytes really are helpful and sports drinks can be used for what they are meant for, not for general consumption. Good news is that they are reducing the calories in their light version.

hi actually sports drinks are not recommended for those who are excercising to lose your weights-they are meant for sportsmen like athletes, footballers,etc to give them a quick pep up of energy.they are mostly caffeinated drinks with carbuhydrates that get quickly absorbed in your blood and give you a quick spurt of energy. u can have it once in a while when u have a long and hectic day in front of you esp if you have to go for a long drive.i have tried it once with vodka before going to bed with my gurl-and she was really surprised at how suddenly i had become a superman in bed-but it took its toll the next day and i felt totally drained out.

People use these drinks as soda pop. They are supposed to be for athletes that are losing electrolytes sodium and potassium. For me I do not like the taste and I do not need all that extra sugar in them. They are way overpriced for sugary salted flavored water. The cost of the ingredients is probably around 5 cents but the hype and packaging add a lot to the price. There are recipes that you can make your own without all that empty sugar calories.

I once tried Red bull. Its taste was not good. But still I drank it to check if the drink does energize me. However I did not feel any difference. So I don't beleive in sports drinks.

yes sports drinks are very useful drink to us , and almost we are do the exercise and play any sport . if we play more than our energy level will going very low and we are tired then this time sport drink will help to get our energy back we will do our work good and correct. it give full energy and kalories . and then also we want to take promer meal of home.

I think sportdrinks is not so good. Maybe it's delicious but it's not healthy. I never drink it. Because I don't like it.