title: Restoration of fluid and electrolyte balance after exercise.
abstract: Post-exercise restoration of fluid balance after sweat-induced hypohydration avoids the detrimental effects of a body water deficit on physiological function and subsequent exercise performance. For effective restoration of fluid balance, the consumption of a volume of fluid in excess of the sweat loss and replacement of electrolyte, particularly sodium, losses are essential. Intravenous fluid replacement after exercise has been investigated to a lesser extent and its role for fluid replacement in the dehydrated but otherwise well athlete remains equivocal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University Medical School, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shirreffs
mesh_terms: D001810:Blood Volume; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D015532:Rehydration Solutions; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015532:Rehydration Solutions; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium