Sports Drinks

Sports Drinks

1. During Exercise You:

   • Sweat
     • This means you lose water and ions
       • You lose water, ions and sugar!
         • If your body doesn't maintain these, the cells in the body will not work effectively.
           • Sports drinks contain, water, ions and sugar
             • Isotonic: Contains the same concentrations of sugar and ions as normal body fluids.
             • Hypotonic: Contains a lowe concentration of sugar and ions than the normal body fluids.
   • Require more energy
     • Sugars are broken down in respiration