| Dehydration, the Invisible Opponent
1.If kids don’t drink enough to replace the sweat lost during activitys, they become dehydrated. Dehydration not only hurts young athletes’ performance, it may endanger their health.
2. Kids are at increased risk for heat stress or illness, because during activity they heat up more quickly and cool down less efficiently than adults.
3. What’s a Parent to Do?
Know the warning signs of dehydration: headache, dizziness, nausea, and muscle cramps.
4. Dehydration occurs well before kids are thirsty. To protect your kids on the inside as well as the outside, make fluid part of their essential sports safety equipment. Teach them to drink before, during and after activity.
Why is Gatorade an Optimal Drink?
It was created by scientists more than 35 years ago and is proven on the field every day. Formulated with flavor to encourage kids to drink and electrolytes to replace the minerals they sweat out, Gatorade helps keep kids hydrated anytime they play. |
