DID YOU KNOW?
Well nourished muscles = improved performance,
decreased risk of injury and quicker recovery with less pain.
Doesn't Water Hydrate You During Exercise?
When you exercise hard (anaerobic exercise) your body primarily burns off sugar. Yes you burn off water as well, but you also burn off a lot of sugar.
This type of sugar in your body that's burned off for energy is called glucose. Glucose comes primarily from carbohydrate foods. This is why water alone, doesn't hydrate and increase energy levels as well as drinks that contain water and glucose.
Why Is Gatorade And Powerade Bad For You?
When most people think of sports nutrition they think of Gatorade or Powerade. Why?
Because they're the most heavily advertised and are owned by giant soft drink companies. However, if you are an athlete or live a healthy active lifestyle they're the last thing you want to put in your body.
The problem with Gatorade, Powerade, and many other commercial sports nutrition drinks is that they don't have natural glucose in them. As a matter of fact they don't have any "real" sugar in them.
What they use is high fructose corn syrup, a chemical, man made type of sugar that is more addictive and sweeter than sugar. It is the same sweetener used in soda and many candy products.
When you're exercising your body doesn't want or know what to do with high fructose corn syrup, it needs glucose. The funny thing is that these companies don't mention that in their ads.
These mainstream sports nutrition drinks are made with water as well, but have you ever stopped to think what kind of water they're using to make the Gatorade?
We assure you that it is not pure water from a mountain spring, it's something called "filtered tap water." This water that they mix Gatorade with contains chlorine, which is one of the worst chemicals for you to ingest. Chlorine has been linked to many different types of cancers over the years.
Just Read The Ingredients
Actually pick up a can of soda and pick up a bottle of Gatorade or Powerade and read the ingredients, they're virtually the same minus the carbonated water. They're even made by the same companies. What the #$%# do soda companies know about sports nutrition?
At Diet Health and Fitness we don't know why they would put such junk on the market and sell it to real athletes, the only obvious reason is profits.
People also get fooled because they get the same immediate "high" from Gatorade as they get from a soda, which makes them think that they're replenishing. However, the energy isn't sustained like it should be if it was natural glucose.
If you find this hard to believe, do some research and find out what Olympic athletes are drinking for sports nutrition during competition.
As an athlete it's of vital importance that you watch what you put into your body. Just because a company has a great ad on television with athletes sweating green and blue, doesn't mean that it's the best option out there for you.
If you want to live a healthy life and get in great shape, you need to educate yourself about sports nutrition and the effects of glucose and water on your body during exercise.
