In this series of blog posts, we’ve discussed what is meant by the ‘electrolytes’, that are promoted in sports nutrition products. We’ve looked at how much you actually lose during exercise, and what role they play in athlete health and performance during exercise. So far we’ve seen that: Electrolytes are minerals that dissolve in water into their individual, positively or negatively charged ions: Sodium: Na+ and Potassium: K+ Chloride: Cl- Magnesium: Mg2+ and Calcium: Ca2+ a

In this series of blog posts we’ve discussed what sodium is , what it does in the body , how it’s lost in sweat , and how to quantify those losses . In this post, we’ll discuss how to decide if sodium needs replacing during exercise, and whether a targeted approach is necessary or not. Why do we need to replace sodium? As discussed in a previous post, sodium consumed during exercise may have benefits in terms of: improving the taste of drinks maintaining blood sodium concentr

In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise . We’ve also discussed that the amount of sodium lost in sweat varies significantly from person to person. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to determine your sweat sodium losses, and key considerations if you choose to do the testing. What is a sweat sodium test? A sweat sodium test is basically a way of collecting a sample of sweat and then analysing it to determine the so

In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise . We’ve also discussed that the amount of salt lost in sweat varies significantly from person to person. In this article, we’ll take a closer look why that is, and examine if salty sweaters are simply people who eat a lot of salt. How sweat glands work To understand how sodium losses vary from person to person, it’s important to have a basic understanding of how sweat is produced, an