Keeping hydrated is important for optimal sports performance. And for decades we’ve had that area covered by sports drinks. But are sports drinks really performance-enhancing, or are they mostly marketing spin when just plain old water will do the trick for most people? That’s what I’ll explore in in my latest podcast along with giving you my personal DIY recipe for sports drink to get these drinks into you on the cheap.Links referred to in the podcastAIS sports drinks fact sheet https://www.ais.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/998802/36194_Sport-supplement-fact-sheets-Sports-drinks-v4.pdfBeverage hydration index https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/103/3/717/4564598Episode transcriptTo access the full episode transcript, go to the following link and select the individual podcast episode and then click on the ‘Transcript’ tab https://thinkingnutrition.buzzsprout.comConnect with meInstagram: doctimcroweFacebook: Thinking NutritionTwitter: CroweTim