Origin Nutrition just published a great article titled Water vs Electrolyte Drink. In the article nutritionist Michelle Larson goes into detail about electrolyte loss, dehydration and their effects on athletic performance. She offers some compelling facts that begin to separate fact from marketing hype. Read More …
Gear Articles tagged ‘nutrition’
How To Make Your Own Sports Drink
By: Justin Mool | August 27th, 2010On-trail Nutrition
By: Patrick Kailey | August 5th, 2010
The most important point to take away from on-trail nutrition is this: eat! Calories fuel everything your body does, including heat production. Packing an energy bar on a day hike could make the difference between being cold and developing hypothermia if you’re caught in the dark. Here are some basic guidelines to staying energized on the trail. Read More …
Energy Gels Taste Test
By: Jeb Admire | May 6th, 2010
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My roommate Keith is an avid trail runner and occasionally pushes his limits competitively on the local half-marathon circuit as well as on distance runs through the desert (32 miles in Bryce, Utah, being his latest challenge). He seemed like the perfect candidate to participate in a simple energy gel/goo test and happily obliged.
Keith tested each gel for flavor, reaction time, and result.
While this isn’t a nutritionist-guided or very scientifically controlled test, we hope the results might help you make a choice more easily and save a few bucks.
Maybe you can do the same: what’s your experience with energy gels? Read More …