Estimating how much sodium you lose in sweat or measuring it accurately?

Estimating how much sodium you lose in sweat or measuring it accurately?Sweating is an essential mechanism for regulating body temperature during exercise, and it is important to understand both the amount of sweat (sweat rate) and the concentration of electrolytes, particularly sodium, in that sweat (sweat concentration) in order to develop a personalized hydration plan….

Sweating Rate and Sweat Sodium Concentration in Athletes: A Review of Methodology and Intra/Interindividual Variability

In this blog, we will be reviewing and summarizing the work that Lindsay B. Baker did on analyzing sweating rate and sweat sodium concentration in athletes. Lindsay worked on this detailed review and we will do a quick deep dive into it and the data presented. Here is the link to the scientific paper review:…

How can I measure my sweat rate to improve my hydration strategy?

How can I measure my sweat rate to improve my hydration strategy? As athletes, it’s important to stay hydrated in order to perform at our best. But how do we know how much we need to drink to maintain proper hydration? The answer is to measure our sweat rate. Sweat rate can vary considerably from…

Hydration strategy

Hydration strategy and management during a workout is difficult for athletes, who don’t have a way of monitoring their hydration status. Sweat rates can vary significantly from individual to individual, making it difficult to gauge how much fluid needs to be replaced. Sweating is a natural response to the body’s need for water. Sweating rates…

Is there a watch that monitors hydration?

Is there a watch that monitors hydration? Currently, smartwatches can only estimate hydration status by either user input or through bioimpedance analysis. In order to accurately measure body water through bioimpedance, the user is required to stay still for a minute. If the user does not stay still, the user’s movement will generate noise to…

hDrop Technologies Launches Partnership With USA Cycling

USA Cycling members can receive 20% off on an hDrop device. hDrop Technologies has launched a Member Benefit with USA Cycling, the national governing body for cycling in the United States. As a result of the partnership, all USA Cycling members can get the hDrop device at a 20% discount. While the USA Cycling High…

Dehydration and respiratory rate

Dehydration and respiratory rate are related. Dehydration has been shown to increase the rate of respiratory rate in several species. This is due to the role of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in controlling the rate of breathing in response to various physiological conditions. In general, the ANS is responsible for regulating the rate and…