Sweat Testing
£129
Since 2018, Andy has been part of the Precision Fuel & Hydration team, using their equipment to carry out advanced hydration and sweat testing.
He now works with other elite coaches to help athletes fine-tune their fuelling strategy, sharing his experience from working with professional sports teams across the country.
Andy can do mobile testing for groups such as Tri Clubs for 10+ members and deliver a Hydration & Fuelling talk with his experience which clubs internationally have benefitted including Jersey, Isle of Man, Saudi Arabia, Iceland & South Africa. Discount available for groups.
What’s included
Testing will enable us to help you personalise your hydration strategy for the event you’re training for. Here’s why that’s important...
- Everyone loses a different amount of sodium in their sweat, from as little as 200mg per litre of sweat to as much as 2,000mg/l!
- This is largely genetically determined. So, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to hydration just doesn’t work.
- Most electrolyte supplements contain 200-550mg of sodium per litre, whereas the average athlete loses about 950mg/l!
- Maintaining the sodium levels in your blood is crucial to performing at your best, especially over long endurance events.
- Sodium helps you absorb and retain fluid, which keeps your blood volume up, reducing cardiovascular strain, fatigue.
- It can also help you avoid cramp. (More on that here)
- Just drinking water when sweating over long periods dilutes your sodium levels, which can really impact your performance and could lead to hyponatremia. A recent study found 10% of athletes had hyponatremia at the end of an Ironman!