Sports Drinks
For optimal performance, exercisers should aim to be hydrated and adequately fuelled during exercise. Exercise scientists have extensively researched the best fluid to drink during exercise and there is now a competitive market of beverages available that are marketed with reference to sport or performance.
Sports drinks are designed to provide the right balance of carbohydrate and fluid, to ensure that they are emptied quickly from the stomach and are rapidly absorbed from the small intestine.
To read more on how sports drinks can have performance benefits, when used according to nutrition guidelines, click on Sports Drinks fact sheet.pdf
