My husband and I have just bought bicycles and we live a quarter mile from a park with hiking/biking trails and we want to be more active. However after a short distance on the bike, I am already drenched, my hands are trembling so badly I can hardly hold my keys to unlock the door and I feel nauseous.
In the course of a half hour, doing a moderate workout at the gym, I can easily go through a liter of water. I am worried about drinking too much water (Hyponatremia) and I don't want to drink the standard sports drinks (Gatorade, SportAde, etc...) they are just too strong for me and I think they are meant for more physical athletes.
My questions needing help with are these:
- Can anyone recommend an electrolyte replacement that is not as strong as over the counter sports drinks?
- Is there certain foods that I could eat before that would help "boost" my electrolytes?
- We make our own seltzer water and flavor it at home, is there a good water additive that we could toss in the water bottle before heading out?
- I was thinking about maybe getting a 2-3 liter backpack and filling it with some sort of diluted electrolyte water?
- Most likely my dogs will be with me, so it would be handy if I could give them whatever I'm drinking instead of carrying 2 types of drinks
