Old wisdom: If you sweat a lot, you need to replenish your fluids and minerals when you exercise. Drinking water alone would be counterproductive, because you can only keep going for hours with the right electrolytes. Contrary to what you might think, this also applies in winter, because wearing thick clothes often doesn't make you sweat much less!
A specific lack of salt can also lead to headaches and worse. Are you always grilled up on the mountain and looking cross-eyed? Perhaps you are simply lacking minerals. I have also found that if the water lacks sodium, I constantly have to stop to pee because otherwise the liquid just rushes through, similar to a boiler.
Good news: SaltStick's FastChews chewable tablets are now available in four flavors in my shop. Anyone who has had difficulty with salt or salt tablets and their tolerance when on the move, especially in hot weather, will be much happier with this; the flavors help with that.
You can either let the Fast Chews dissolve in your mouth or simply chew them like a piece of glucose and then wash them down with water or the sports drink from the bottle .
60 chews per can, the price per kilo is 249.90 euros. SaltStick is gluten-free, vegan, made in the USA and tested by Informed Sports to ensure that the doping test remains negative.
The ingredients using Pineapple Coconut as an example:
Glucose, sodium citrate, anti-caking agent: stearic acid, calcium gluconate, potassium citrate, polyvinylpolypyrrolidone, silicon dioxide, acidifier: citric acid, magnesium stearate, magnesium citrate, natural coconut flavor, natural pineapple flavor, flavor enhancer: malic acid, sodium caseinate, sweetener: stevioglycosides.
Contains small amounts of fat, saturated fatty acids and protein.
Contains tree nuts (coconut).
Recommended intake: Up to 50 tablets (25 servings) daily
Nutritional information |
per 100g |
per serving* |
energy |
1308 kJ / 312.5 kcal |
41.84 kJ / 10 kcal |
carbohydrates |
62.5g |
2g |
of which sugar |
62.5g |
2g |
Minerals |
|
|
Sodium (as sodium citrate) |
3125mg |
100mg |
Potassium (as potassium citrate) |
938mg |
30mg |
Calcium (as calcium glyconate) |
313mg |
10mg |
Magnesium (as magnesium citrate) |
188mg |
6mg |
*Serving= 2 capsules (3.2g)