Nutrition In Mountain Biking

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When riding a bicycle, your muscles produce 30-100 times more heat than
when your body is at rest. The body puts out this inferno by increasing the
sweat rates. In the summer you can lose over two liters of fluid per hour on a
really hot day, dehydration and saddle soars are the leading reasons cyclists
drop out of races. The body loses this much fluid mostly from an increase in
sweat rates. Water does not supply calories, minerals, or vitamins, but it is
mandatory almost for every body function. It keeps body temperatures from
rising while the person is exercising. Water accounts for 55-65% of your body
weight. Cyclist that lose over a quart rate, which goes up to eight beats per
minute a decrease in cardiac function, and an increase in body temperature.
This is a study by Edward Coyle Ph.D. Director of the Humane Performance
Laboratory at the University of Texas (Walsh 92).
Dehydration can possibly increase metabolic ...

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a workout, the results showed diet cola replenishes 54% of the
fluids lost; water, 64%; and sport drinks, 69%. Before or while riding you
should eat salty snacks. Sodium makes your blood like a sponge so you can
absorb more water and excrete less. Athletes such as cyclists should also drink
plentiful with meals and snacks, because food naturally contains many times more
sodium than soft drinks or energy bars (Walsh 95).
About 60% of your daily fluid comes from the food you eat, but some
foods increase hydration better than others. Fruits and vegetables are great
fluids sources, they are 80-95% water by weight. Fat and Water do not mix very
well, so many foods high in fat do not ...

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