Electrolytes / gatorade

[One Half]

Gatorade and similar products are a waste of $ IMO. They are very poor at replacing electrolytes as they are primarily SUGAR and some sodium. I use caplets to replace potassium and magnesium primarily. Sodium is easy enough to get if you are eating packaged foods. I prepare my own meals so I need to remember to replace sodium. I carry salt to add to my meals and carry sodium caplets as well.

[Coffee]

Gatorade and similar products are a waste of $ IMO. They are very poor at replacing electrolytes as they are primarily SUGAR and some sodium. I use caplets to replace potassium and magnesium primarily. Sodium is easy enough to get if you are eating packaged foods. I prepare my own meals so I need to remember to replace sodium. I carry salt to add to my meals and carry sodium caplets as well.

I agree - I stopped using gatorade years ago, both for hiking and for running. I don't feel a need to supplement electrolytes other than consuming salty snacks while hiking. On long runs over 13-14 miles, I use energy gels every 45 minutes to an hour, lately using the Honey Stinger energy gels which are mainly honey and have no gross artificial additives. I run all summer in hot/humid conditions and have never had any issues with this approach.

[NY HIKER 50]

Gatorade and similar products are a waste of $ IMO. They are very poor at replacing electrolytes as they are primarily SUGAR and some sodium. I use caplets to replace potassium and magnesium primarily. Sodium is easy enough to get if you are eating packaged foods. I prepare my own meals so I need to remember to replace sodium. I carry salt to add to my meals and carry sodium caplets as well.

I've been in a situation that had me flopping like a fish after a day out on a hike with bad cramps in both legs.. I also got some kind of tear on one of my abductors. I don't go out without any electrolytes any more. NUUN has more than just salt if you look it up and read the ingredients. Oh, and it fizzes.

[One Half]

I've been in a situation that had me flopping like a fish after a day out on a hike with bad cramps in both legs.. I also got some kind of tear on one of my abductors. I don't go out without any electrolytes any more. NUUN has more than just salt if you look it up and read the ingredients. Oh, and it fizzes.

while it does have some electrolytes, it's minimal for the daily requirements of potassium and magnesium. This is why I prefer to use potassium and magnesium supplements that pack a larger punch.