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I'd like to discuss the importance of replenishing sodium and other electrolytes for long and strenuous exercise lasting from 1 to however many hours. Ive seen a lot of statistics, particularly for marathon runners and cyclists that show sodium loss can be very high, occurring through the profuse sweat the exercises generate. Over several hours of sustained activity and sweating, your body's balance of electrolytes can get into dangerous levels if not corrected by ingesting sufficient sodium and electrolytes from drink or from food. Simply drinking water isn't enough, and can exacerbate the problem when you drink large amounts of water to rehydrate yourself from all the sweating, thereby diluting your body's balance of plasma electrolytes even further.
So what do you guys do to stay hydrated AND get enough electrolytes during long, strenuous activities? Has anyone ever had complications from not getting enough sodium while exercising, resulting in symptoms such as headaches, nausea, cramping, confusion, heat exhaustion, etc.?
So what do you guys do to stay hydrated AND get enough electrolytes during long, strenuous activities? Has anyone ever had complications from not getting enough sodium while exercising, resulting in symptoms such as headaches, nausea, cramping, confusion, heat exhaustion, etc.?