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Hydration and Sodium: A Key to Endurance Performance, with Sports Dietitian Kristen Davis
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Do you suffer from headaches or nausea on long endurance activities? Or maybe these symptoms hit you after your workouts, during your recovery? Do you have a difficult time exerting in the heat?
Sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt, is a crucial nutrient to maximize athletic performance. It's role is to maintain proper water balance within the body. When the balance between water and sodium gets disrupted, an endurance athlete's performance can rapidly decline. Additionally, dangerous situations can arise if this imbalance isn't restored.
Learn all about how to hydrate with sodium in the latest episode of The TRACER Podcast, with registered sports dietitian, Kristen Davis.
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