Fluid Balance, Hydration, and Athletic Performance

By Flavia Meyer, Zbigniew Szygula, Boguslaw Wilk

Subjects: Body fluids, Liquides organiques, Food & beverage technology, Sports, physiological aspects, SCIENCE, Dehydration (Physiology), Athletic ability, Life Sciences, Déshydratation (Physiologie), Dehydration, Hydration, Athletes, nutrition, Sports injuries & medicine, Fitness & diet, Sports medicine, Body fluid disorders, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Hydratation, Public health & preventive medicine, Physiology, MEDICAL, Body Fluids

Description: Athletes and nonathletes frequently consume too little water or fluids, affecting exercise performance as well as overall health. This book comprehensively reviews the aspects relating to body fluid balance, rehydration, and physical exercise. It provides background on body water balance and turnover, topics related to electrolyte balance, and sweating as the basis for thermoregulatory and fluid homeostasis during exercise. In addition, chapters cover body water balance evaluation and regulation; cardiovascular and metabolic responses to fluid imbalance; effects of dehydration on aerobic power, muscle strength, and cognitive function; fluid intake timing; and optimal beverage selection.