# 4 of things a sold as HEALTHY: Sports Drinks

These things are marketed to weekend warriors, heck my kids demand it during baseball games... Baseball ya you heard it right, why marketing!

• Sports drinks were designed for athletes who have just finished an intense training session with massive sweating and glycogen depletion. So seriously if you're hanging out playing softball on the weekend and its like 90 degrees, you DON"T need this.

SO WHY SPORT DRINKS AT ALL:

• Water – to replenish lost fluid.
• Electrolytes – to replenish electrolytes like sodium that were lost via sweat.
• Sugar – because athletes need energy after an intense workout.

Normal people like you and me and my kids don't need all this stuff

• You don’t need any additional electrolytes unless you’ve been doing a very intense workout and most people are already eating too much sugar.
• One bottle of Gatorade contains over 30 grams of sugar.

****You’re better off sticking to plain water, which you should certainly drink plenty of, especially around workouts.

Bottom Line: If you’re not doing super intense workouts, then you should avoid sports drinks. They are not needed and contain sugar.