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.

“Drink as much as you can, even before you feel thirsty." That's been the mantra to athletes and coaches for the past three decades, and bottled water and sports drinks have flourished into billion-dollar industries in the same short time. The problem is that an overhydrated athlete is at a performance disadvantage and at risk of exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH)--a potentially fatal condition. Dr. Tim Noakes takes you inside the science of athlete hydration for a fascinating look at the human body’s need for water and how it uses the liquids it ingests. He also chronicles the shaky research that reported findings contrary to results in nearly all of Noakes’ extensive and since-confirmed studies. In Waterlogged, Noakes sets the record straight, exposing the myths surrounding dehydration and presenting up-to-date hydration guidelines for endurance sport and prolonged training activities. Enough with oversold sports drinks and obsessing over water consumption before, during, and after every workout, he says. Time for the facts—and the prevention of any more needless fatalities.

In this interactive online course you will participate in activities that are designed to help you understand how proper hydration may aid in the effectiveness of athletic performance. After completing the course, it is incumbent upon you to educate others about the importance of hydration in athletics.The specific objectives of the course include gaining an understanding of the importance of fluid replacement for athletes by designing, implementing, and evaluating successful fluid replacement strategies. The physiological, medical, and performance considerations associated with dehydration will be explored. Finally, you will demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing optimal hydration before, during, and after athletic participation.The National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Fluid Replacement for Athletes. Journal of Athletic Training. 2000; 35 (2): 212-224) serves as the foundation for this course.In the course, you will assume the role of an athletic trainer. During the course, Reed Mayer, ATC, will introduce you to concepts you'll need to be familiar with as you will assess the hydration status of athletes and plan and implement hydration protocols. As the athletes share information about their training regimes, dietary and hydration habits, you will apply the principles introduced in the course to create and modify hydration protocols. The course concludes with a final exam over the key concepts and principles associated with hydration in athletics.Physiology -- Reed provides a review of the body's thermoregulatory process. He discusses the signs and symptoms of heat illness and helps you to understand the treatments for various heat-related illnesses. The process of heat acclimatization is presented so that you can understand how to prepare athletes to practice and compete in hot environments. You are also introduced to the athletes you'll work with throughout the course. Several high school wrestlers and football players are joined by two female collegiate soccer players and a distance runner.Assessing hydration status -- Working with Reed and the athletes, you'll learn to recognize and interpret the common signs and symptoms of dehydration. Reed presents the common methods of assessing hydration status including urine color, urine specific gravity, and body weight changes. A quiz is included to help you review the key concepts presented in this session.The hydration beverage -- Reed helps you to understand that a hydration protocol is not one size fits all as he describes the necessary components of hydration beverages consumed before, during, and after activity. By the end of this session, you'll know when and why some beverages are favorable to others. Reed presents some information on budgeting for hydration protocols. The session concludes with a brief quiz.Physiological and medical implications of dehydration -- In this part of the course, you examine the basic physiology associated with thermoregulation, dehydration, and rehydration. Reed also discusses the medical consequences associated with severe hypohydration and hyperhydration. The key concepts are reviewed in a short quiz.Dehydration and Exercise: performance implications -- Reed helps you work with several athletes so that you can better understand the performance consequences associated with progressively more severe levels of dehydration. Reed also helps you to understand the role that rehydration has on maintaining athletic performance. A quiz concludes this session.Developing and implementing protocols hydration -- You'll work with the athletes engaging in two-a-day practices and competitive events in the heat as you learn about the multiple parameters that must be considered when establishing a hydration protocol (these include rules and confines of the sport, calculating sweat rate, hydration containers, and individual preferences). The focus of this session is to help you understand the multi-faceted considerations for implementing a successful hydration protocol and the necessary educational processes that must be a part of this process. You'll create a Heat and Hydration policy and plan an educational presentation for a team sport before taking the review quiz over key concepts.Hydration and ActivityHydration before, during, and after activity -- Reed works with you in these sessions to help you learn about the proper amounts, type, and timing of rehydration beverages immediately before, during, and after athletic participation. He'll give you pointers on how to maximize success with the rehydration process during activity. Working with the athletes, you'll learn how assessment of hydration status and education can help prepare the athletes for activity in hot environments. You'll examine using fluids with sodium for rehydration, strategies to help the athlete achieve maximal rehydration in a limited amount of time and aggressive rehydration techniques. Each of these sessions concludes with a brief review quiz.Finally, you will take the final online course exam.Visit www.hkeducationcenter.com to begin!System RequirementsThis course is designed to work best when your computer and Internet browser are configured to the following technical requirements and setup specifications: -Internet Explorer 5.5+ (5.1+ Mac), Netscape Navigator 7.1+, Mozilla 1.7+, or Firefox 1.0+. -Computer monitor preferences set for 800 X 600 resolution or larger. -Macromedia Flash plug-in version 7+. To download the free Flash plug-in, click on the button below. -Adobe Reader version 5+. To download Acrobat Reader, click on the button below. -Browser pop-up blockers disabled.

Sports medicine is a popular medical sub-specialty. Sports medicine certainly overlaps with general musculoskeletal medicine, but there are important differences to be aware of. This book provides comprehensive, pertinent information about sports medicine so that the busy clinician can find it accessible and practical. Medical students, residents, and fellows will find the book useful for providing an accessible overview of the most salient points in the field of sports medicine.

NSCA's Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Second Edition, examines the effects that nutrition has on performance, health, and body composition. It helps you understand how to assess an individual's nutrition status and--if it falls within your scope of practice--develop customized nutrition plans.

Nutrition and Enhanced Sports Performance: Muscle Building, Endurance and Strength, Second Edition, includes comprehensive sections on the role of nutrition in human health, various types of physical exercises, including cardiovascular training, resistance training, aerobic and anaerobic exercises, bioenergetics and energy balance, and the nutritional requirements associated with each. Other sections cover sports and nutritional requirements, the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building, an exhaustive review of various foods, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, competition training, healthy cooking, physical training, and lifestyle and dietary recommendations for sports performance. This updated edition includes new chapters on mood, alertness, calmness and psychomotor performance in sports, extreme sports, natural myostatin inhibitor and lean body mass, the benefits of caffeine in sport nutrition formulations, the role of vitamin D in athletic performance, probiotics and muscle mass. Provides a comprehensive appraisal of the nutritional benefits of exercise in human health Compiles chapters reviewing the nutritional prophylaxis in human health Addresses performance enhancement drugs and sports supplements Presents various types of physical exercises and addresses exercise and nutritional requirements in special populations Discusses sports nutrition and the molecular mechanisms involved in muscle building Contains an exhaustive review of various food, minerals, supplements, phytochemicals, amino acids, transition metals, small molecules and other ergogenic agents Highlights the aspects of healthy cooking, physical training, lifestyle and dietary recommendations for sports performance

13-MONTH WATER TRACKING JOURNAL As your medical professional has told you keeping your body and mind hydrated is important for maintaning your body in good shape. It assists with controlling blood pressure, diabetes and helps athletes avoids cramps. This journal is perfect for men, women, kids young or old and everyone you can think of Take the book with you everywhere you go and never miss checking glasses of water. Cheers to new health goals. Enjoy your wellness journey and start tracking that water! FEATURES: *124 Pages to track daily water intake *Beautiful Colorful Cover Art *Designed to help you log when you drink water *High quality matte cover and heavy paper inside DIMENSIONS: 6x9 inches making it the perfect travel size for your backpack, laptop bag or purse FEATURES: *13 Month Checklist for you to enter your daily water intake *Dot Grid Pages for you to write notes or create charts and graphs *Lined Notebook Pages for you to elaborate on your days, write monthly goals, motivational quotes, how you are doing, exercises you are incorporating and more *Perfect space to jot down questions for your doctor or personal trainer and its compact size makes it easy to bring along Click on our author link Elite Athletes Hydration Journals right below the title to view and purchase other themed hydration trackers. Hydration is such an important part of health and weight management. ADD TO CART These are easy to use and make great gifts for grandmothers and grandfathers, athletes, retirees, mom and dad. It makes a great stocking stuffer so get one for you and one to share.