Hydration and Nutrition

I posted this on the Spynergy Newsletter this week. The Hammer nutrition website does have some good info on it about this.

... we want to make sure that everyone is properly hydrated during our spin classes, especially the longer classes. You can however over hydrate, which can lead to a dilution of your body’s electrolyte levels. This is not good.

Typically athletes strive to replace the fluids, electrolytes, and calories they can re-absorb, not what they lose. So that means that most workouts when you’re sweating a lot, you might drink up to one 24oz (standard bike water bottle) of water or sports drink per hour of exercise and take in 200-300 calories per hour for workouts over an hour. Consuming calories during a workout of an hour or less usually isn’t necessary (unless you’re really hungry).

Please be careful to make sure you drink enough water each day. But it’s as important to make sure you don’t drink too much plain water during your work-outs.

If you’d like to learn more, please go to the attached article where you will also find other useful workout nutrition advice. http://www.e-caps.com/za/ECP?PAGE=ARTICLE&ARTICLE.ID=1273&OMI=10090,10071&AMI=10090&RETURN_URL=%2Fza%2FECP%3FPAGE%3DENDURANCE_LIBRARY%26OMI%3D10090%2C10071%26AMI%3D10090&RETURN_TEXT=Endurance%20Library

As always, if you have any questions about exercise and nutrition, we strongly advise to seek medical consultation. Everyone is different and not all ‘rules of thumb’ will apply to you. Whenever making changes to your regimen, always do so slowly, carefully, and under the direction of your doctor. Really.