Long Sessions
okenny
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Hi,
Whenever I do a long session in the evening, i.e. a 2hr+ run, cycle etc... (yesterday a 90 minute spinning class and then a 60 minute run straight afterwards) I end up being really thirsty for hours afterwards...
I need to get up during the night several time to pee and drink!
Does anyone have this problem, any way around it?
the more I drink, the more I need to pee.....but I still get thirsty again.
when I spend the evening in the Sauna, or day sitting in the sun, I just drink loads of water and I'm fine.
Thanks!
Whenever I do a long session in the evening, i.e. a 2hr+ run, cycle etc... (yesterday a 90 minute spinning class and then a 60 minute run straight afterwards) I end up being really thirsty for hours afterwards...
I need to get up during the night several time to pee and drink!
Does anyone have this problem, any way around it?
the more I drink, the more I need to pee.....but I still get thirsty again.
when I spend the evening in the Sauna, or day sitting in the sun, I just drink loads of water and I'm fine.
Thanks!
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Also with the pee-ing, get a blood test, could be medical.....
the way these isotonic drinks work explains it a bit. The kidneys have 2 main functions - control water levels (obvious) and control salt levels (blood osmolarity).
If you sweat you lose salt and water (still pretty obvious) but when you drink just water to replace that sweat, your blood effectively becomes too dilute, so your body will get rid of water in the urine to try to return relative salt levels (osmolarity) to normal. So if you just drink water, your kidneys will continue to produce lots of urine, even though you may be a bit dehydrated, hence peeing lots while still feeling thirsty.
I reckon if you're peeing and drinking alot, first look at what sort of fluid and electrolyte replacement you're using.
that explains everything.
I actually sweat a lot, more than most people, and aftrer sport I even keep sweating sometimes for half an hour....I take a lot of water with me on a long run/ride and I drink it all! But no electrolytes....
My girlfriend works in a chemist so I placed an order with her this morning!
thank for the help guys!
I love them fizzy tablets... even contemplated eating them like sweets. Bit scared though.
I may give one of these a try as I quite often get the "need to pee but also thirsty" thing.
I use SIS Go in races and on longer training rides, as this has electrolytes and and carbs for energy. However, I'll see how I get on with Nuun or similar - especially over the winter on long slow endurance training where I won't want the energy, just the hydration.