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Frequently Asked Questions
A sports drink carries carbohydrate for energy as well as electrolytes. Peakfuel and Puresport both mix to about 5% carbohydrate. An electrolyte-only drink like Koda Electrolyte Sticks replaces sodium with almost no calories, so your energy comes from food. On long hikes, plenty of people carry one of each.
Per serve: Tailwind Endurance Fuel has 310 mg per scoop, Koda Electrolyte Sticks 430 mg per stick, Peakfuel 150 mg per 250 ml and Puresport 100 mg per 250 ml. SaltStick FastChews carry 150 mg of electrolytes per two tablets. The pack label has the full breakdown for each flavour.
Tailwind Endurance Fuel in Raspberry and Tropical has 35 mg per scoop. SaltStick Race Ready Caps Plus have 30 mg per capsule, and two FastChews flavours have 15 mg from green tea. Koda, Peakfuel and Puresport list no caffeine. Try caffeine in training before you use it on race day.
Yes. Tailwind Endurance Fuel mixes clear with no artificial dyes, so it won't colour the bladder. With any sugary mix, rinse the bladder and hose with warm water after every trip so nothing sits in the tube. Some walkers keep the mix in a bottle and plain water in the bladder.
Sports drink powder or electrolytes only?
Start with one question: do you need fuel, or just salt? A sports drink powder gives you carbohydrate as well as sodium. Peakfuel Isotonic Sports Drink Powder mixes to a 5% carbohydrate drink with 150 mg of sodium per 250 ml, and one 520 g pouch makes 9 litres. Puresport Electrolyte Hydration does the same job in 42 g sachets, each one made up in a 750 ml bottle. Tailwind Endurance Fuel goes further: 100 calories and 310 mg of sodium per scoop, designed to be the only fuel you carry. SeeSports drink powder or electrolytes only?
Start with one question: do you need fuel, or just salt? A sports drink powder gives you carbohydrate as well as sodium. Peakfuel Isotonic Sports Drink Powder mixes to a 5% carbohydrate drink with 150 mg of sodium per 250 ml, and one 520 g pouch makes 9 litres. Puresport Electrolyte Hydration does the same job in 42 g sachets, each one made up in a 750 ml bottle. Tailwind Endurance Fuel goes further: 100 calories and 310 mg of sodium per scoop, designed to be the only fuel you carry. See Tailwind Nutrition for the flavours.
If you eat real food on the track and only need to replace salt, go sugar free. Koda Electrolyte Sticks carry 430 mg of sodium for 7 calories, so a salty sweater can put two in a 600 ml bottle without doubling up on sugar.
Electrolytes without a bottle
• Chewable tablets: SaltStick FastChews give 150 mg of electrolytes in every two tablets, taken every 30 minutes with no water to mix. Browse the format in Electrolyte Chews.
• Capsules: SaltStick Race Ready Caps Plus add 30 mg of caffeine per capsule, swallowed with water every 30 to 60 minutes. SaltStick Caps skip the caffeine.
• Vitassium: SaltStick make Vitassium capsules for people who need extra sodium for medical reasons such as POTS, not for sport. Talk to your doctor before you use them.
Best electrolytes for hiking in Australian heat
On a summer day on the Larapinta or a humid climb in the Scenic Rim, you sweat out salt as well as water. Many walkers carry two bottles, one mixed and one plain. Sip the sports drink steadily and drink the water to thirst. Sachets and sticks pack flat in a hip-belt pocket. Tubs and pouches cost less per serve over a season of training at home, but the Peakfuel pouch has no anti-clumping agent, so keep it airtight in a Queensland summer. Powders mix into a bladder too: Tailwind mixes clear with no dyes. Find a bladder pack in Hydration Packs for Hiking.
After the effort
Tailwind Fava Recovery Mix is a vegan recovery drink with 20 g of protein, 34 g of carbohydrate and electrolytes in every serve. Drink it within 30 minutes of finishing a long run, ride or paddle.
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