Blended with electrolytes, carbohydrate energy, vitamins and minerals, sport/energy drinks help keep you hydrated and enhance your performance.
Shop REI's selection of sport/energy drinks.
Consider What a Sport/Energy Drink Should Do
- Stimulate rapid fluid absorption and quench your thirst.
- Ensure rapid rehydration.
- Provide carbohydrate energy to working muscles.
- Decrease or prevent muscle soreness, cramps and fatigue.
- Replenish electrolytes.
All sport/energy drinks carried at REI meet the above considerations. Be aware, however, that doctors recommend that you drink at least 8 glasses of water per day in addition to sport/energy drinks.
Choose Drinks Based on Their Nutritional Content
Taste is obviously an important factor when choosing a drink. But since taste is so subjective, we'll stick to explaining the relative nutrition offered by each drink. When comparing drinks online, look for calories, carbohydrate percentages, sodium and potassium percentages.
Calories
Most sport/energy drinks contain 45-160 calories per serving.
Carbohydrates
Sport/energy drinks should offer significant amounts of carbohydrates (the more the better), as they are your main energy source.
Sodium
(listed ingredient as sodium chloride, citrate or bicarbonate) The above listed ingredients, which are components of electrolytes, are essential in metabolizing carbohydrates and allowing the proper functioning of muscles. They also help to keep your body hydrated. The more you sweat during activity, the more you need higher levels of sodium.
Potassium
(listed ingredient as monopotassium phosphate, l-lactate, or dipotassium phosphate)
Also considered to be components of electrolytes, the above listed ingredients are equally essential in metabolizing carbohydrates for the proper functioning of muscles and to keep your body hydrated. The more you sweat during activity, the more you need higher levels of potassium.
Choose Your Favorite Flavor
Energy drinks are now more popular than ever before, which means you can choose from a great many flavors. Choices include lemon-lime, fruit punch, orange, berry, citrus or tropical. So, rehydrate, rejuvenate and enjoy!
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Ratings and Comments
Dear REI Experts:
Methinks you need to update your approach. Sports/Energy drinks are not what we hike with any longer. We employ hydration solutions that are way low in carbs so WE can decide at what part of the hike we actually need carbs. We get all the electrolytes and vitamins we need based on our product, with little or no carbs in our bottles or packs.
Suggest you add a category for "Hydration drinks" to include, my favorite, all Nuun brand options, and many others that leave the carb intake up to you to decide when you need them based are your food intake vs. lumping all together into Sports/Energy and omitting what your customers are actually buying (from you) and doing.
Come on, Your current category sounds dated, something Academy, Dicks Sporting Goods, or Walmart would have as a category.
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