This article provides a comprehensive review of dehydration assessment and presents a
unique evaluation of the dehydration and performance literature. The importance of …

Personalized hydration strategies play a key role in optimizing the performance and safety of
athletes during sporting activities. Clinicians should be aware of the many physiological …

Objective: To present evidence-based recommendations that promote optimized fluid-
maintenance practices for physically active individuals. Background: Both a lack of adequate …

Football is a global game which is constantly evolving, showing substantial increases in
physical and technical demands. Nutrition plays a valuable integrated role in optimising …

Weightlifting is a dynamic strength and power sport in which two, multijoint, whole-body lifts
are performed in competition; the snatch and clean and jerk. During the performance of …

Physical activity and fitness are associated with a lower prevalence of chronic diseases,
such as heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes. This review discusses the …

Muscle physiologists often describe fatigue simply as a decline of muscle force and infer this
causes an athlete to slow down. In contrast, exercise scientists describe fatigue during sport …

Fluids and electrolytes (sodium) are consumed by athletes, or recommended to athletes, for
a number of reasons, before, during, and after exercise. These reasons are generally to …

Purpose To examine the impact of hot ambient conditions on physical performance and
physiological responses during football match-play. Methods Two experimental games were …

No matter how mild, dehydration is not a desirable condition because there is an imbalance
in the homeostatic function of the internal environment. This can adversely affect cognitive …