Gatorade Propel Fitness Water (Read 1455 times)

I got some of this as a freebee at the end of a race once. It was delicious! I'd been having trouble getting myself to drink plain water (I'm a diet soda freak!) so I thought about buying some. It's pretty expensive though, even compared to soda! But if they're ever handing it out again I'll be sure to snag an extra bottle...

I still have a bottle of Propel sitting in my pantry that I got in one of the races. I don't like the after taste of the artificial sweetener. More importantly, I'm a big fan of drinking sugar solutions :-) I don't think that drinking sugar solutions on a run would lead to hypoglycemia. I too avoid eating foods that have a high GI. Cereal for breakfast is a big no-no. Gatorade on the run never gave me problems. I think it's because the body absorbs the sugars faster than it can build up in the blood stream. Besides, if I want water that tastes like juice, I just go for the juice :-)

Gatorade on the run never gave me problems. I think it's because the body absorbs the sugars faster than it can build up in the blood stream.

That's a good point. Maybe I should try bringing Gatorade on my runs and reserve plain water for afterwards. k

I can't eat cereal by itself because I would get hypoglycemia an hour or two later. I learned the hard way because that's what they would serve in public schools in NY. You get a bowl of corn flakes that's large enough for about 3 pigeons, and a little carton of milk. If you're lucky, you might get an over riped banana. They might have other breakfast fares, but they're completely sugar based. By 10 or 10:30, I would start feeling hungry. I would get really light headed and alternating between feeling hot and cold. My hands would shake uncontrollably. It's not a good feeling when you have to sit in class with lunch still an hour away. There's an outcry right now in the public school system here in Boston, that junk food should be banned from schools because they're making kids fat. I haven't seen the breakfasts and lunches they serve, but I doubt they've changed much. The issue is more complex than just junk food. The school meals themselves do not provide kids with the proper nutrients but that's a totally different topic. Long story short, I now avoiding eating cereal alone. I have to have lots of protein and some fat to go along with it to stabilize my blood sugars. Incidentally, I was talking with my friend last night during our run, and he was drinking Carnation Instant Breakfast Mix on the run. He read in "Performance Nutrition for Runners" that recovery should start as you're running. By fueling your runs with what the body needs after the run, you would reduce recovery time. I think it all depends on your motivation for running. If you're running to maintain physical fitness, or to be competitive, then drinking energy drinks should be part of your workout. On the other than, if you're running to lose weight, then you should be cutting out calories wherever you can. To make things even more complicated, the more I read on the latest running studies, the more I think there is no silver bullet. We're all individuals and our bodies respond differently. You'll just have to figure out what works for you.