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Why do you need a gel with salts?
Gels are one of the preferred sports nutrition products by long-distance athletes, give that extra at the time you need it, and they are also sweet :-)
The intake of a gel is generally associated with moments in which we have tightened and we are well Noting the effects of fatigue Or we want Maintain the level without the requirement of the performance. The combination of hydrates and glucose provides us A point "punch" and performance maintenance between 30 and 45 minutes after being assimilated by the agency. But also a gel supposes the opportunity to eat other components that can help us in the task of "maintaining the level", it is common to see Gels accompanied by caffeine In different quantities, from 25 to 100mg. by taking. However we rarely find gels that include mineral salts in its composition. Here are the reasons why this combination It is interesting for you:
1. Speed of the Take
There are disciplines in which The "temporary window" to ingest food is very small, especially in the MTB where we constantly find obstacles or difficulties that require both hands to be taken when handlebars. The "Riders" only have the boxes of boxes or the lines with compact land (if any) to use the jersey and the drum, with what It is essential to make the most of time and ingest the maximum amount of nutrients. The fact of having in the same product of the advantages of hydrates, glucose and salts makes the intake immediate, winning time and security.
2. Weight savings
This is a constant concern of cyclists and triathletes, file weight of the components of their machines is win seconds when they face up. Thanks to the capsules Salts Electrolytes There is already the possibility of saving the salts, but if we also have it in a gel, the second drum is superfluous saving up to 750 grams of weight. Charging Only with water To ensure a correct assimilation of sugars and salts it will suffice us.
3. Balance between sugars and salts
One of the factors that are commonly associated with dehydration and osmotic diarrhea is Excessive intake of sugars without the correct balance with water drinking and mineral salts. Sugar requires a lot of liquid to be correctly assimilated and salts have the property of regulate and balance water in our body. So combining them in a gel, always accompanied by water, we ensure proper balance and We prevent possible problems. In addition to salts you will increase the rhythm of water absorption, delay fatigue and decrease urine production, increasing fluid levels.
