Nuun has had tremendous success with athletes looking to balance electrolyte intake with other fuel sources without compromising one or the other. With Nuun Performance Hydration, the Seattle-based company brings us their first blend of electrolytes and carbohydrates precisely balanced to hydrate you better during long or strenuous efforts common to endurance exercise and racing. The combination is designed to best naturally take advantage of how the two components of exercise hydration complement and impact each other. The proper ratio and kind of carbohydrate and electrolytes in water helps your system absorb the combination for hydration, plus primes your system to more easily digest the additional carbohydrates you eat for energy.

Sold in a powdered mix, Nuun Performance Hydration can be mixed to your training or racing requirements or preferences. Nuun built this mix a 3-3.5% ratio of carbohydrate to water, and an osmolality of 250 mosm, which is ideal for hard effort. The absorption process is designed to be efficient and fast, but not cause gastric distress. Many sports nutrition experts have come to agree that this ratio and rate of dissolving nutrients and minerals offers the best combination of absorption without creating negative by by products or forcing the body to adjust too quickly to the nutrients during strenuous or sustained high level effort.

One key to the process is using ingredients that are natural and properly formulated fo the purpose. Nuun is using all natural, vegan, non-GMO ingredient sources, and dried fruit powder instead of flavoring or fillers. Each pouch of Performance Hydration provides 32, nine gram (half scoop) servings meant to be mixed with 8 fluid ounces of water. A 24oz bottle can be mixed with three servings. Each 30 calorie serving delivers 8 grams of carbohydrate (6g from sugars) and supplies: 190mg of sodium, 105mg of potassium, 10mg of magnesium, 8mg of calcium, and 40mg of chloride. The actual ingredient breakdown is: potassium citrate, potassium chloride, magnesium citrate, calcium citrate (all of which are electrolytes), sugars come from dextrose and cane sugar, while the dried fruit powder supplies the flavor.

Nuun has listed the serving sizes in small increments, which is actually quite helpful when the athlete is carefully monitoring input. While individual requirements are based on gender, weight, and exercise duration (Nuun's website has a handy chart for determining the base requirements), the general rule is 16-24 ounces of mixed Nuun Performance per hour of exercise delivers about 1 gram of carbs per ounce. Your gender and weight determine the number of carbs per hour you require.

Nuun's reputation with electrolyte delivery and absorption is respected across the general nutrition and endurance athletics world. In developing Performance Hydration the goal was to bring the same level of excellence to a combined hydration and energy drink, and one that would be easily and efficiently digested during the highest levels of endurance exercise. The small servings are equally measured and combined to suit the longevity of your event/training, as well as your specific needs. The right hydration and energy balance ensures you can exercise at your highest levels, and recover quickly for your next effort. Nuun Performance Hydration delivers the right balance. All you have to do is measure, add water, and drink.

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