Got Cramps?
Check Your Salt Intake
Posted August 31st, 2007 at 8:10 AM by Katie Drummond
Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Nutrition, Hydration, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise
The most common cause of muscle cramps in exercisers is lack of salt, according to a report from the University of Oklahoma (Sports Medicine, April-May 2007).
The authors cite studies of tennis and football players showing that crampers tend to be salty sweaters, and of triathletes who cramp losing more salt during a race than peers who did not cramp. They found that intravenous saline can reverse cramping, and that more salt in the diet or in sports drinks can help to prevent heat cramping.
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Tags: blood pressure, cramps, cramps when exercising, dr gabe mirkin, Dr. Mirkin, hydration, muscle cramps, salt intake, sodium intake, sports medicine, University of Oklahoma
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