Sports drinks can be very helpful with replenishing your fluids after exercise. They can get expensive to purchase if you are working out often though. This is a guide about making your own sports drink.
This is an easy to make alternative to some of the name brand sports drinks. If you are exercising for more than 30 minutes you may benefit from a fluid-replacement sports drink.
Mix the ingredients with enough water to equal 1 gallon. Store in the fridge. If this solution is too sweet, add extra water to the solution. The salt in this drink will give the electrolytes you need for a long work out.
An even easier recipe: 1 cup of orange juice, 1 cup of water and a pinch of salt.
General Tips: Drink 1 to 2 cups of fluid 30 minutes before you exercise and 1/2 to 1 cup of fluid every 15 minutes of exercise.
Money Saving Tip: For mild workouts or short workouts water will provide sufficient hydration and save you money. Having said that, a better tasting beverage may encourage you to drink more liquids which is important when working out for any duration.
We are doing a school project and we have to make our own sports drink. Can anyone help us out? Does anyone have any recipes?
Josh & Danny
By Beth M (Guest Post)
10/09/2008
A friend took her 13 year old daughter to the Dr. for some strange symptoms she was having. The first thing he told her to do was to stop drinking sports drinks such as Gatorade, etc. It is very hard on the liver, causes abnormal blood tests & takes a long time to get out of the system. He said the only people who need them are people who train 8 hrs per day. The average athlete just needs water & fruit juice. You might check with your Dr. about it. It looks like you're doing the right thing by looking for a recipe with natural ingredients.
I am looking for a recipe for making a sugar-free electrolyte sports drink.
I believe on the Dr. Oz show today he said to make this drink use: Agave Nectar - 1 tbsp., sea salt - 1/2 tsp., a bit of baking soda - 1/4 tsp., and good water - 4 cups. Is this correct? What portions?
By Charlotte from Calgary, AB CANADA
By Kaelle
11/04/2009
Dr Oz just put it up on his site:
Maximize your workout and prevent dehydration with this electrolyte recipe:
Ingredients:
1 liter of water
½ Teaspoon of baking soda
2 tablespoons of agave nectar
½ tablespoon of sea salt
http://doctoroz.com/videos/electrolyte-water-recipe
I am looking for a MYO recipe for something like Gatorade. It is so expensive and I would like to make my own.
Sue
By Bill (Guest Post)
07/26/2007
See: http://www.medicdirectsport.com/spo ... rition/default.asp?step=4&pid=81
A professor Mike Gleeson gives the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines On Fluid Intake For Exercise, lists the relevant chemical components of common sports drinks such as Gatorade and gives his own recipe for making one inexpensively.
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