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Don’t consume food during exercise, because the body shifts fluid away from muscles and into the gastrointestinal tract for digestion.

Be sure to drink plenty of water during exercise. Drinking water during exercise does not cause upset stomach or cramps.  Muscle cramps are also not caused by inadequate salt intake, but by excess water loss through perspiration.  Salt tablets will aggravate dehydration by drawing fluids into the stomach.  Prevent muscle cramps during exercise by keeping well hydrated.

Restricting water during exercise may cause severe dehydration and limit performance.  Ideally, exercisers should consume adequate fluids during activity so that body weight remains relatively unchanged before and after exercise.  For people who exercise up to an hour in moderate environmental conditions, the most appropriate fluid to drink is cool clean water that you can get from Aquasana water filters.