Question

Under what conditions should you include a sports drink in your workout?

Answer 1

If you are sports person taking regular athletic training, you can include sports drink in your diet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sports drinks are not meant for daily use by ordinary people. They are meant for athletes who take regular training. Carbohydrate is the immediate source of energy in our body.

Sports drinks contain carbohydrates that can be readily absorbed by the body. This is meant to supply energy to muscles and prevent dehydration of the athlete’s body.

Sports drinks are of three types based on the concentration of nutrients in it. They are isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic.

• In isotonic sports drinks the concentration of nutrients is same as that of nutrient concentration in blood.

• In hypertonic sports drinks the concentration of carbohydrates is high.

• In hypotonic sports drinks the concentration of carbohydrates is relatively low.

Answer 2

For workouts longer than an hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

Probably shouldn't drink a lot of water before you workout. You should drink quite a lot throughout the workout but in lots of small amounts.