Okay so I SWEAT when I workout and water just aint doing it. I hate Gateraid and it's full of sugar. I usually have a coconut juice or two post workout. They have 14 carbs. I'm on induction again though and am not sure if I should drink it.

Anyone have a LC solution?

Yes go to a health food store and ask for Alacers Electro vita-mix.
Just take an enevelope and mix it in water...
It is mineral ascorbates..zero carbs,no artificial sweetners and it has a nice neutral lime taste..

Everything Gatorade wished it could be...

And its cheap

Great tip!

Powerade was making a low sugar sports drink for a while...I haven't looked for it recently, so maybe they still are, but see if you can find it.

k

Another idea is taking Endurolytes capsules. Hammer Nutrition makes them and lots of running or cycling specialty stores would have them.

k

Powerade has HFCS and sucralose..just junk and chemicals.

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Powerade,Gatorade and all those sports drinks cause our bodies more harm than do us good.

They are literally junk

Endurolytes are kinda expensive. You can buy pills OTC that contain both sodium and potassium. I used Endurolytes and found they didn't work as well as salt pills.

Thanks for the advice Gostrydr. I will go get some!

People make their own sports drinks - you need to have salt in there, and potassium, which you can get from "lite" salt or salt replacement products in grocery stores.

Poking around...you need maybe 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of potassium stuff in 8 cups of water. Some people add vitamin C. Then you can choose your own flavoring and sweetener to make it palatable.

I should try this

Can you guys tell me how you know when you are electrolyte deficient?

If you're low on sodium you might have an upset stomach. If the sodium gets low enough you'd be vomiting. If you're drinking just water, eventually your hands and feet might swell. Most noticeable when the band on your wristwatch seems to be getting tight.

Anytime you're exercising more than an hour, you might want to consider electrolyte supplements. Also if it's hot out.

Sodium dehydrates you..that's why it is not needed in Electo mix.

1/2 teaspoon of salt in 8 cups of water is going to dehydrate who, exactly? It won't even taste salty.

It is needed. If you are chugging a lot of water and/or sweating a lot, you need sodium with your water, or you can end up hyponatremia (too little salt == headaches, bloating, sometimes even death). It often doesn't occur until the exercise stops, as the water will sit there in your stomach and then suddenly be absorbed when you stop running (or cycling or whatever).

That chick in Sacramento who drank gallons of water to try to win a Wii and died? Hyponatremia. And it happens to marathon runners from time to time, although a headache is more likely than sudden death. But it is bad, and it can be dangerous. And just a little salt will prevent it.

Most of us probably get enough salt from our food to cover our water intake, at our level of exercise. But when you get into farther distances and longer workouts, it starts to become an issue. And who wants to get a headache and bloating after working out?

This is what can happen if you don't replenish sodium.