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Homemade Sports Drink Hockey Kids Buy
   
Make a homemade sports drink by mixing no more than 4 teaspoon of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and some flavoring (like a teaspoon of lemon juice) in 8 ounces of water.
The main benefit sports drinks provide is hydration, which is why water is their most important component. Dehydration both decreases performance and is potentially life-threatening. Regular water intake is essential during exercise.
The second ingredient sports drinks contribute is carbohydrates, usually in the form of sugars (glucose, fructose, and sucrose) or short-chain starches (maltodextrins). Muscles use carbohydrates as their fuel of preference, and carbohydrates in sports drinks help replace carbohydrates that are burned during exercise. During prolonged exercise bouts (90 minutes and longer), sports drinks do a better job than plain water in delaying fatigue and prolonging endurance. Research has shown that mixtures of the previously mentioned carbohydrates are more quickly absorbed than a single sugar, and that the total concentration of carbohydrates should not exceed 8% (that equals about 19 grams or 75 calories of carbohydrates per 8 ounces) for optimal absorption rate.
The next most important component of sports drinks is the electrolyte mineral sodium, which actually plays several important roles in sports drinks. Sodium enhances fluid absorption in the gut (this is aided by glucose in the drink), helps to maintain plasma volume, replaces sodium lost in sweat, improves the palatability of the drink (which increases intake), and stimulates the thirst mechanism (which also increases intake). Although other minerals are also lost in sweat (such as potassium), the amounts lost are so small that their presence is not necessary in sports drinks, and their levels can be replaced after exercise with a normal diet.
Sports drinks also contain coloring and flavoring agents and often a little citric acid to add tartness to the taste. These enhance palatability, which means we'll drink more. That's really more important than it seems, because the best sports drink is no good unless it gets inside the athlete.
One more item deserves mention: drink sports beverages cold; fluids that are about 40 degrees F. are better absorbed than warm fluids.
High-carbohydrate drinks are designed for post-exercise carbohydrate replacement -- after you've already worked on rehydrating with a sports drink. Virtually any high-carbohydrate source works well: soft drinks, juices, solid foods, etc., so there's no reason to limit ourselves to the high-carbohydrate sports drinks.
As for protein drinks and powders, these are the oldest and stalest player in the sports nutrition world. Consuming more dietary protein does not equal more muscle protein. Actually, endurance athletes have more of a need for dietary protein than weight lifters, but the truth is that dietary protein is virtually never the limiting factor for muscle growth and recovery in American athletes (that is folks who eat a Western-world type diet). High protein products tend to be a waste of money, but they aren't likely to physically harm us.
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