Liquid ScienceSports Drinks are they really worth it
Liquid Science Take this crash course in the hydration 101 your performance in the the gym will get an A+ By: Stefanie Ellen Jackenthal Source: Mark Klion, MD, Edmund R. ... Sport drinks will they enhance my workout, or expand my waistline? ... I figured I would try out one of these sports drinks. ... and is it really worth it? As I walked out of the deli, with just a plain bottle of water and a banana, and now a headache, I was determined to try and find out are these drinks really necessary, or are they just wasted calories in someone’s pocket? Dr Mark Klion, of Manhattan Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Group in New York, begins with the most basic issue of sports drinks today, and he feels is one of the most important, is taste. ... Sports drinks can give you energy and hydrate you, but the fact is energy = calories, so find the one that best suits your lifestyle. ... High carbohydrate drinks would only be for the individual who is performing “ultra endurance activities”. Protein drinks can benefit those who perform intense resistance training, as a post–exercise drink.