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MMM Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:05 pm	Post subject: gatorade etc should we drink gatorade or other integrators after exercising? what do they exactly do? do we really need to reintegrate what we lose? I don't use any of them, neither I did when I played basket


TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:50 am	Post subject: they are mainly a way to replenish the electrolytes in your body that are burned during intense exercise. there are some positives about drinking it, but if just drinking it to drink a liquid you have to remember that this drink has calories and is like drinking a high sugar and calorie drink, so dont forget the calories you consume drinking this.

MMM Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:46 am	Post subject: indeed I drink water, after running, after working out and sometimes while I'm exercising so there isn't a general rule to know if we should drink them...are they more indicated after lifting weights or after cardio activity?

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:49 am	Post subject: well that is mainly what they are for - to replace the things your body sweats out or burns during exercise.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:05 am	Post subject: When I was seriously into running, I used to use a UK equivalent of gatorade. Now though, I don't tend to have them too much... I think they are good for quickly getting fluid into your body (isotonic?), but I'm not sure they're that healthy overall.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:06 am	Post subject: TVDinner wrote: well that is mainly what they are for - to replace the things your body sweats out or burns during exercise. Yes, but I think the difference with products like Gatorade compared to water is that they absorb into your body and re-hyrdate it more quickly... at least, that's what their marketing hype tends to claim.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:04 am	Post subject: http://www.gatorade.com/science_and_innovation/ look at Science and Hydration sections....

FormerGamer Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:33 am	Post subject: From what I have heard ,a good rule of thumb is only drink sports drinks when you exercise for an hour or more. When I do exercise that much I personally drink it and I feel it helps a ton, really refreshes me.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:39 am	Post subject: it is like anything else. the sports drinks are high in sugar (most of them). if not working out, why have the empty pointless calories...

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:27 am	Post subject: FormerGamer wrote: From what I have heard ,a good rule of thumb is only drink sports drinks when you exercise for an hour or more. When I do exercise that much I personally drink it and I feel it helps a ton, really refreshes me. I think that's probably not bad advice, but then again who am I to say/know. You probably can't go too far wrong if you stick to water - it just might not get into your system quite so rapidly.

cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:02 pm	Post subject: TVDinner wrote: they are mainly a way to replenish the electrolytes in your body that are burned during intense exercise. there are some positives about drinking it, but if just drinking it to drink a liquid you have to remember that this drink has calories and is like drinking a high sugar and calorie drink, so dont forget the calories you consume drinking this. It's also known to make you fat, due to its high sugar and calorie drink. Water is also good. If you plan to drink sports drinks, make sure to work out harder and burn it off if you plan to lose weight.

Wekky Joined: 13 Aug 2007 Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:55 am	Post subject: woah! i think i just found my gain-weight diet. i'll exercise a little (15-20 minutes) and have that drink. So muscles + calories = gain weight. cool uhhh, can anyone tell me if this would be healthy?

Nevotraz Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:38 pm	Post subject: Gatorade is useful under the right circumstances, but the problem is that people drink it like water. The amount of electrolytes the average person loses during an average type workout rarely necessitates immediate replacement, especially by a drink loaded with simple carbohydrates and high fructose corn syrup. Most people are walking around dehydrated to begin with.

cpvr Joined: 11 Aug 2007 Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:47 am	Post subject: Wekky wrote: woah! i think i just found my gain-weight diet. i'll exercise a little (15-20 minutes) and have that drink. So muscles + calories = gain weight. cool uhhh, can anyone tell me if this would be healthy? It would be healthy, yes.

TVDinner Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:15 pm	Post subject: people always forget that gaterade has calories and you can gain weight just drinking it normally. it should be used as an electrolyte replacement.

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MMM

Joined: 23 Jun 2007

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:05 pm

Post subject: gatorade etc

should we drink gatorade or other integrators after exercising?
what do they exactly do?
do we really need to reintegrate what we lose?
I don't use any of them, neither I did when I played basket

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:50 am

Post subject:

they are mainly a way to replenish the electrolytes in your body that are burned during intense exercise. there are some positives about drinking it, but if just drinking it to drink a liquid you have to remember that this drink has calories and is like drinking a high sugar and calorie drink, so dont forget the calories you consume drinking this.

MMM

Joined: 23 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:46 am

Post subject:

indeed I drink water, after running, after working out and sometimes while I'm exercising

so there isn't a general rule to know if we should drink them...are they more indicated after lifting weights or after cardio activity?

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:49 am

Post subject:

well that is mainly what they are for - to replace the things your body sweats out or burns during exercise.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:05 am

Post subject:

When I was seriously into running, I used to use a UK equivalent of gatorade. Now though, I don't tend to have them too much... I think they are good for quickly getting fluid into your body (isotonic?), but I'm not sure they're that healthy overall.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:06 am

Post subject:

TVDinner wrote:

well that is mainly what they are for - to replace the things your body sweats out or burns during exercise.

Yes, but I think the difference with products like Gatorade compared to water is that they absorb into your body and re-hyrdate it more quickly... at least, that's what their marketing hype tends to claim.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 10:04 am

Post subject:

http://www.gatorade.com/science_and_innovation/

look at Science and Hydration sections....

FormerGamer

Joined: 25 Jun 2007

Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:33 am

Post subject:

From what I have heard ,a good rule of thumb is only drink sports drinks when you exercise for an hour or more. When I do exercise that much I personally drink it and I feel it helps a ton, really refreshes me.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:39 am

Post subject:

it is like anything else. the sports drinks are high in sugar (most of them). if not working out, why have the empty pointless calories...

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:27 am

Post subject:

FormerGamer wrote:

I think that's probably not bad advice, but then again who am I to say/know. You probably can't go too far wrong if you stick to water - it just might not get into your system quite so rapidly.

cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:02 pm

Post subject:

TVDinner wrote:

It's also known to make you fat, due to its high sugar and calorie drink. Water is also good. If you plan to drink sports drinks, make sure to work out harder and burn it off if you plan to lose weight.

Wekky

Joined: 13 Aug 2007

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 9:55 am

Post subject:

woah! i think i just found my gain-weight diet. i'll exercise a little (15-20 minutes) and have that drink. So muscles + calories = gain weight. cool Smile

uhhh, can anyone tell me if this would be healthy?

Nevotraz

Joined: 23 Sep 2007

Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:38 pm

Post subject:

Gatorade is useful under the right circumstances, but the problem is that people drink it like water. The amount of electrolytes the average person loses during an average type workout rarely necessitates immediate replacement, especially by a drink loaded with simple carbohydrates and high fructose corn syrup.

Most people are walking around dehydrated to begin with.

cpvr

Joined: 11 Aug 2007

Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:47 am

Post subject:

Wekky wrote:

woah! i think i just found my gain-weight diet. i'll exercise a little (15-20 minutes) and have that drink. So muscles + calories = gain weight. cool Smile

uhhh, can anyone tell me if this would be healthy?

It would be healthy, yes.

TVDinner

Joined: 21 Jun 2007

Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:15 pm

Post subject:

people always forget that gaterade has calories and you can gain weight just drinking it normally. it should be used as an electrolyte replacement.

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