RESEARCH ABOUT THE FLUID CONSUMPTION OF AMATEUR LONG DISTANCE RUNNERS PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEHYDRATION

Abstract

Introduction: In our experiment, we wanted to establish to what expert the isotonic drinks influence the results of the athletes running a semi-marathon (21 km).

Material and Methods: The study included 40 persons who ran in the semi-marathon (21 km). According to their fitness we divided them into 2 groups. The athletes who run more than 30 km a week were included in the trained group and those who run less than 30 km were included in the non-trained group. We chose 10 persons from each group who drank isotonic drinks and 10 who drank only water. During the race, the runners had to drink to same amount of liquid. In the first part of our experiment we asked the participants to complete a questionnaire with 29 questions. They were asked about their training level, if they know anything about dehydration if they had already experienced its symptoms. In the second part of the experiment we took urine samples before and after running and we measured the quantity and changes of the liquid as well as the compounds of the body. From the results, [...]