Drinks
5 Eating Habits That Sap Your Strength
Athlete Diet No matter what athletic event you are training for it is just as important to fuel your gut and maximize your diet to give you as much...
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...
New WHO Sugar Guidelines Say a Can of Soda Per Day Is Too Much
In a not-so-sweet move, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently recommended that adults should cut their daily intake of added sugars from 10 percent of total calories to 5 percent. For [...]
The 6 Worst Foods for Athletes
Your practice sessions last an hour or two each day—a large chunk of time, for sure, but not quite as much as the hours available for you to sabotage your [...]
3 Immunity Boosting Nutrition Tips
Rigorous physical activity weakens the body’s immune function, increasing the risk of infection. Elevate your immunities and avoid getting sick this winter with these eating tips. Carb up Rehydrate with [...]
Ask the You Docs: Is There an Energy Drink That’s Healthy?
Q: I’m nodding off during the afternoon and feel like I need a pick-me-up. But everything I read about energy drink seems to say they pose a risk to my [...]
2 Energy Drink Rules Athletes Must Follow
Energy drink producers claim the drinks enhance performance, increase stamina and spike alertness, and some research suggests they may improve anaerobic performance and endurance. But other evidence suggests they can [...]
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 [...]
Fueling for an Obstacle Course
Adventure races, mud runs and obstacle courses are gaining popularity. They are a fun way to exercise and work together as a team. They also tend to require more energy, [...]
