What is the difference between water and a sports rehydration beverage?

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Sports rehydration beverages (also called “sports drinks”) contain water, carbohydrate, and electrolyte minerals, usually sodium and potassium which are lost in sweat. If you are working out hard, for an hour or longer, a sports drink might help you continue longer or harder than you could with just water.

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Water

Plenty of water in your diet helps digestion, skin, and muscle tone. It can help prevent cramping during exercise and even relive stress. Many times we are low on water - dehydrated, and don't realize it. Being dehydrated can manifest with symptoms like fatigue and depression. In fact, by the time we are feeling thirsty, we're already slightly dehydrated. That's one reason that we hear the recommendation to drink eight standard glasses of water daily. Adequate water helps you digest food an helps your body get rid of wastes. Your kidneys need to process water for you to eliminate waste by urination, and getting enough water ensures that these wastes are diluted. Not getting enough water can encourage the formation of painful kidney stones.

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