Powerade and Gatorade. These are examples of sports drinks. The question is is if they are actually good for you?
If you didn't know, sports drinks are said to make an athlete's performance better by replacing the fluids lost in sweat. A lot of people drink it when they are playing sports. The question is is whether it is actually good for you and if it even is improving your performance or not?
The answer is yes and no. This is why it is good for you.
The reason sports drinks are good for you is because if you are playing sports for a long period of time such as soccer or football, you are sweating and losing sodium and potassium. Also, you are burning off carbohydrates. These things are needed to make sure that your muscles work properly. In sports drinks, there are all these things. Since sports drinks are sweeter, you are more likely to drink more of it which means better hydration. Also, they help you re-hydrate faster than water or any other drink. Sports drinks are great for if you are running a marathon or bring active for over an hour because it helps you keep up a good performance.
The reason they aren't good for you is because of the amount of sugar in them. They may be low in calories but the sodium is high. Sports drinks aren't great to have if you are working out for under an hour. Since they do have a lot of sugar in them, if you are only working out for a little bit, it isn't worth the amount of sugar. The best way to hydrate yourself in this situation would be water.
Some people like to have sports drinks even if they aren't working out. This is ok but since you aren't working out, you aren't burning off the calories. As I said before, there is a lot of sugar. So, it is not healthy to have all the time if you aren't running it off or working out for more than a hour.
In conclusion, sports drinks are good for you and not good for you. They are good for you if you drink them when working out for more than an hour. They are not good for you if you are only running around the block. The best thing to have then would be water.
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Good job Monica! I really liked how you showed that it matters how much you excercise to decide on whether or not to have a sports drink or not. However, I noticed that your paragraphs at the beginning were a little short. Remember that paragraphs are 5-9 sentences. I also liked how you used examples to really illustrate your point.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job Monica. I really liked how it showed you did alot of research. i got informed on alot of things that i would not have known about sports drinks before reading this. I mainly thought energy drinks just had sugar in them to get you hyped up . Which they do have alot of sugar but i would have never known that it was more to replenish fluids you are losing. When you are making your paragraphs tou may want to do a bit of a better intro sentence that can tie into the paragraphs better. good job though
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