Isotonic: what is it and how to cook
The market for modern sports nutrition products is very diverse. New products appear almost every day. Not so long ago, athletes began to offer isotonics. Let's see what this drink is.
What is isotonic
A feature of the drink called isotonic is its ability to restore the water-salt balance of our body during training. It is drunk if training is frequent. Indeed, at a high rate of physical activity, the body is simply not able to independently restore the missing trace elements, which come out along with increased sweating.
Isotonic contains various vitamins and minerals. Usually isotonics have a high calorie content, since they contain glucose or maltose. Carbohydrates are essential for quick recovery after exercise.
Thus, isotonic has the following qualities:
- Restores water balance and normalizes electrolyte levels.
- Gives a feeling of cheerfulness.
- Quickly restores the body after training.
Do not exceed the permissible dosage of isotonic. Otherwise, an excess of any substance in your body will inevitably occur. As a result, you may feel headache, nausea, and other unpleasant symptoms.
Before you start drinking this drink, it is recommended to do a blood test. So you can understand the lack of which substances are observed in your body.
Isotonics are available in different forms. So bottled isotonic is convenient in that it can be purchased right before training and does not need to be prepared. And the powder form allows you to save a lot. When buying, pay attention to the composition of the drink. Basically, isotonics contain the same substances, the difference is allowed only in special additives. So much for athletes seeking build muscle, isotonics with creatine and glutamine are suitable. And for those who wish become slimmer beverages with L-carnitine added are suitable. For lovers running over long distances, we recommend purchasing products containing caffeine.
Isotonic do it yourself
If you decide to consume this healthy drink, you should not immediately run to the store and spend money on buying it. You can prepare a healthy and natural isotonic drink yourself. There are several proven ways.
The simplest isotonic recipe contains regular bottled water, citrus juice, sea salt, and a sweetener. For citrus, you can take an orange or lemon. If you don't have sea salt on hand, a regular dining room will do. Take sugar or natural honey as a sweetener. Heat the water and dissolve 20 grams of sweetener in it, add a pinch of salt, then squeeze out 30 ml of juice from the fruit and mix everything well.
For a more complex isotonic, you will need pharmaceutical preparations. So, in a small serving of water, dilute 25 small spoons of sugar and 50 grams of glucose powder. Then add magnesium sulfate 25% in an amount of 1.5 ml, sodium bicarbonate 2 grams and 10 ml of potassium chloride 4%. After that, it is necessary to mix everything and bring the volume of liquid to 3 liters by adding water.
