Hydration
How to Hydrate With Food
When athletes think about maintaining good hydration, thoughts of water, sports drinks and even chia seeds come to mind. Questions are asked regarding...
Powerade Removes Controversial Ingredient
Coca-Cola is removing a controversial ingredient from its Powerade sports beverage following a similar move by Pepsi’s Gatorade last year. The ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, was the target of a [...]
Will This Edible Blob Replace Your Water Bottle?
Meet the Ooho, a bubble-like membrane designed to replace your plastic water bottle. Three London industrial design students recently introduced the Ooho in an effort to deliver quick hydration with [...]
Cutting Weight for Wrestling: 3-Step Sodium Strategy
Moral of the story: Total sodium intake is not as important as relative sodium intake when it comes to manipulating wrestling weight. Sodium is...
Surviving Football Hell Week: A Nutrition Guide
As the summer months draw to a close, football players all over the country get prepared for the most grueling training period of their entire sport...
Tips to Avoid Dehydration
Hydration at its core is a well understood concept; we need to water to sustain life. However when it comes to the world of sports and exercise, the...
How to Stay Hydrated When It’s Hot and Humid
Keeping yourself hydrated is especially important when temperatures and humidity are sky high. Your athletic performance begins to be affected at 1 to 2 percent dehydration—i.e., the loss of 1 [...]
6 Effective Drinks for Athletes
Ready to find the best hydration drinks to ease your thirst and give you power during workouts, intense training and lengthy sports sessions? Here are some effective and inexpensive options. [...]
An Athlete’s Guide to Late-Summer Dehydration
With the summer heat bearing down, athletes should be especially mindful of proper hydration. During strenuous exercise in extreme heat, your body can lose up to two liters of fluid [...]
Hydration Inside the Race Car
Weight reduction is critical when the goal is to make race cars go faster. For professional racers, every tiny bit we can shave from the car's weight is beneficial. This [...]