Gatorade alternatives? Salt on a ride?

[OakLeaf]

If you gain a pound, consume less. I know the later doesn't make sense.

Actually, it makes perfect sense. I wish I had a link to the thing I was just reading about hyponatremia in long distance runners - the number one sign of hyponatremia was weight gain during the run. It was a much stronger correlation than quantity of water consumed or several other factors that were studied.

That said, it's difficult to get into trouble either way in a one-hour gym class unless you're dehydrated or hyponatremic going into it, and weighing yourself before and after the class won't tell you that. In the past - when all my workouts were afternoon gym workouts of short duration - I'd typically gain a couple of pounds during the workout, because of the simple fact that before the class, I'd be dehydrated from being at the office all day (this was before I learned to carry water with me wherever I go).


A lot of people were drinking pickle juice at the rest stops on the Lone Star Ride. That's one way to get your sodium without sugar... but with just as many preservatives and artificial colors as the sugary drinks