Coconut Water: A Natural Recovery Drink Packed with Electrolytes

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There’s nothing like sticking a straw into a fresh coconut to quench your thirst. Or maybe we’ll settle for coconut water fresh from the package. Either way you drink it, coconut water is a great choice for rehydrating your body.

Coconut water is an isotonic solution that replaces the fluids and minerals that your body loses during physical activities. For this reason, many athletes and people who work out regularly are encouraged to drink coconut water to replace all the minerals and fluid that they lose while exercising.

To help recover after a workout, coconut water contains the things that your body typically uses during the workout: sugars, electrolytes, and of course, water. Coconut water naturally contains these same things, and it contains more potassium and less sodium and sugar than sports drinks.

Coconut water delivers many benefits to athletes, specifically runners. When you sweat, you also lose water and essential electrolytes that your body needs to function properly. If you don’t replenish your water and electrolytes, you risk becoming dehydrated as well as feeling weak and fatigued.

Coconut water is especially packed with 5 essential electrolytes, including:

Potassium
Sodium
Magnesium
Calcium
Phosphorus

These electrolytes are critical to proper recovery after you run or workout, making coconut water one of the best runners’ recovery drinks available today.

Perhaps best of all, coconut water is all natural. Unlike most other sports drink available today, coconut water contains: No artificial colors, No artificial flavors, No preservatives, No added or refined sugars and its low in calories and fat-free!

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