Athletes undergoing strenuous training and competition have greater need for nutrition in sports than the sedentary population. Obtaining adequate nutrients will ensure maximal recovery time and lower rates of infections. Increased perspiration associated with sport, particularly endurance sport, can lead to an increased loss of minerals and potentially set us up for nutritional deficiency diseases [...]

Sweating, without replacing all the lost nutrients is practically suicide! And if you think that sugar-flavoured and multi-coloured ‘sports water’ is going to do the trick, then think again. Pretty hard words – but consider this: training, sport and ‘sweating it out’ make you feel great and are a terrific way to develop both physically [...]