Properly replacing water loss experienced during the intense minutes of a professional sports competition is a delicate and vital balance for athletes who battle dehydration on the ice, field or court.
“If you are thirsty you are probably already behind the curve and when you’re an elite athlete at these levels you have to be watching your hydration all day every day,” said Dr. Elizabeth Matzkin, chief of women’s sports medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Source: Boston Herald
