sports drinks

Hi swizzle, I make a simple sports drink for myself. Mix equal parts pure fruit juice (apple/cranberry is good but must be 100%) and water, add 1 tsp salt per litre. Enjoy :D

hai
well iam a sports physiotherapy student in india
i have passed my bpt and did my pg dip in pphc from india only
i have one simple formula for sports drink which i usally do for the team i am posted with .
for this u take 1 lit of water add to it 3to4 rice spoon of glucose d
and then add to it pinch of table salt (pinch equals thre fingres)
just try it out and let me know how u feel
u can also contact me at

You can also add unsweetened cordial, like Miwadi or Robinson's to flavour this, and it tastes quite OK.

It is beyond me why you would consider making a home-made sport drink when a number of drinks are available at nominal prices. What ever you concoct will probably be inferior to what is commercially available and will obviously be more expensive.

6 teaspoons of glucose powder per litre of water. Add 2/3 teaspoon of table salt and orange squash (or squash of your choice) to flavour.

Table salt contains just as much sodium as sea salt. It the sodium that is important in the sports drink for the uptake of CHO. Table salt is also cheaper than sea salt.

I didnt think the salt in sports drinks helps the absorbtion of CHO, just that low levels (not too much) of CHO keep your body absorbing the water as quickly as if it were just water.?????

Sodium is required for the aborption of CHO in the small intestine. Sodium will also promote the absorption of fluid in the large intestine and help maintain hydration following the consumption of fluid.