What is a sports drink?

But what exactly falls under sports drinks and how can a sports drink help you? The main purpose of sports drinks is to replenish fluids. An adult person needs an average of 1.5 to 2 liters of fluid per day. This depends, among other things, on your age, gender, the ambient temperature and your effort. You lose a lot of fluid during exercise and especially when you are exercising fanatically. This can have a major impact on your performance. For example, your sports performance is on average 20% less with a 2% decrease in moisture. Especially if you are a fanatic athlete, it is therefore extremely important to maintain your moisture level so that you can get the best out of your training. Sports drinks can help you with this! Sufficient fluids not only ensure that your metabolism is activated, but also that your kidneys function properly. The kidneys then ensure that the harmful substances are removed from the body.

Sports drinks are therefore there to replenish fluids, but you can also supplement your carbohydrates, salts, minerals and proteins with sports drinks. Some sports drinks contain added vitamins and others can be used as a burner. Spring water, burners, carbohydrates, energy drinks and smoothies all fall under sports drinks, but they do differ greatly in effect.

Types of sports drinks

Basically, there are many different types of sports drinks. Besides the difference in flavors and brands, the biggest difference is in the osmolality of the sports drinks. This sounds complicated, but in short it comes down to the density of the particles in the sports drink, or the concentration. Based on this, there are three different types of sports drinks. These are hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic. Hypertonic has the highest concentration of dissolved particles. This ensures that this sports drink stays longer in the stomach and is absorbed less quickly. This is especially the right choice for energy recovery. Secondly hypotonic, this is the ideal thirst quencher and has a low concentration so that this sports drink is quickly absorbed by the body. After all, Isotonic is the best of both worlds. This sports drink gives you energy and is also quickly absorbed.

Sports drink without calories

At House of Nutrition we also have sports drinks without calories. These sports drinks are specially formulated for optimal hydration during short training sessions. Furthermore, the sports drinks that contain no calories are enriched with the amino acid L-Carnitine. L-Carnitine is a semi-essential protein compound and when taken properly can be a great addition to your workouts. These sports drinks are particularly interesting for athletes who are concerned with their weight. Is losing weight or dry training your personal sport goal? Then take a look at these zero-calorie sports drinks: the MP3 Burner or the Carnitine Activity Drink .

Sports drink powder

Sports drinks are also available as a drink (liquid), but also in powder form so that you can make the sports drink yourself with water. In principle, these two are equal in taste and effect. So it's entirely up to you what you prefer! Our personal favorite at House of Nutrition is Isodrink from Performance Sports Nutrition.

Buy sports drinks

Do you want to order sports drinks online? You're in the right place at House of Nutrition! We have something for everyone. Our sports drinks consist exclusively of the highest quality ingredients. In our range you will find brands that have been specialists in the field of sports drinks for almost 35 years. If you order the sports drink in your favorite flavor today, you can quickly enjoy it before, during or after exercise! Do you have any questions or need advice? Send us a message and we will be happy to help you!