Whether it’s a training session or a match day, you’re constantly pushing your body to its limits. As with a car, without fuel, it will, sooner or later stop working. During intense exercise the body needs to stay constantly hydrated. If this doesn’t happen, not only will performance be affected, but it could cause serious health problems.
Dehydration is when the body has lost more fluid than it has taken in, if this isn’t treated it will be a problem! The easy way to prevent this, is to stay hydrated by consuming water, topping-up the levels you’re losing through sweat. One of the best rehydration methods is through oral rehydration salts.
Oral Rehydration Salts (O.R.S.) are a mixture of essential minerals, salts (electrolytes) and glucose. This electrolyte mix is then added to water, to boost rehydration. ORS Sport is a performance formula developed by pharmacists and refined for athletes. a must for professional sports people. Hydration salts are essential for endurance athletes, such as long-distance runners, cyclists, triathletes etc as they put their muscles through extreme pressure for long periods of time – constantly losing fluids – which must be put back.
Other sportsmen and women such as footballers, boxers and cricketers exert their bodies during training and matches, and they need a fast option of rehydration to keep them in the game. Fantastic product for treating muscle cramps after exercise.