{"title":"Hydration for Runners","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten for people who measure their week in miles rather than days. Runners are usually well informed about training and badly informed about fluid, which is the invisible half.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rest of this page answers the obvious questions in order: what hydration is, what it is studied for, and the practical bits about serving, timing and format. Hydration is about fluid and electrolytes together, and thirst arrives later than the shortfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe mechanism behind hydration\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNone of this is complicated once it is separated from the claims around it. Normal hydration supports energy, focus and temperature regulation, and it is the cheapest fix in this whole file.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the whole mechanism, and it is a supporting role rather than a starring one. A glass before coffee is the single highest-return habit here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRunning hydration through a normal week\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead the label rather than the front of the bottle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain water covers most days, and electrolytes earn their place in heat, on long sessions and on travel days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe when is worth getting right.\u003c\/strong\u003e Long runs, back-to-back days and hot weekends are where deficits accumulate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo not stack six bottles on day one.\u003c\/strong\u003e Pick the two that match your actual problem and run them properly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you only change one thing after reading this, make it the timing rather than the dose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA last practical note: keep the bottle somewhere you will see it, because the routine is the product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat this page is not\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupport has a ceiling, and it is worth naming it. Dark urine after an easy day, dizziness on standing, or cramping that nothing fixes are worth a clinician.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"caption\"\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKeep reading on training and recovery\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/eaa-for-runners\"\u003eEAA for Runners\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hydration\"\u003eHydration\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/faqs\"\u003eFAQs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a sensible daily amount of hydration?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck the amount per serving rather than the biggest claim when you compare hydration options. Compare cost per serving rather than cost per bottle, which is the only fair comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the most practical way to take hydration?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no window you have to hit with hydration, only the habit of taking it. Missing a day here and there is fine; missing a fortnight is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShould I stop taking hydration before surgery?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you take a blood thinner, a blood pressure medication or anything for a heart condition, clear hydration with your clinician first. This is support for normal function, and it is not a treatment for any condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for people training seriously enough that recovery is part of the programme rather than the leftovers.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"eaa-gummie-60-counts-essential-amino-acids-supplement","title":"Rebuild EAA Gummies 1000mg | All 9 Essential Amino Acids, 60 Count","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebuilding Requires Raw Material: Training is the instruction; amino acids are the material. You cannot assemble tissue from instructions alone, which is the entire argument for EAAs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll 9 Essential Amino Acids, 1,000mg: Histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine - the complete set the body cannot manufacture itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeucine, the Switch: Leucine initiates muscle protein synthesis; the other eight are the material it puts to use. 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