Salt tablets are the secret weapon in the fight against dehydrating or passing out from hyponatremia when you do running, cycling and other endurance sports at a serious level.

Because in the end, it is the salt deficit in the body that is the cause of both of these dreaded conditions.

Salt tablets keep you going all the way to the finish line

Read along here and find out everything about the great importance of salt for your endurance, as well as how you can easily keep the salt balance in place with smart salt tablets.

You must always remember to drink plenty during both training and competition. That advice is on everyone's spine, from elite athletes to exercisers and those who just want to give their body the best conditions to function optimally in everyday life.

Salt – the overlooked factor

But even if you drink all that is recommended, you can still end up dehydrated if the salt balance in the body is not in place. Because if you fall short of salt, the body cannot bind enough liquid - and then you can drink enough without being able to prevent yourself from becoming dehydrated.

Similarly, lack of salt can also make you faint. This is due to so-called hyponatremia. It is a condition where you have too low a level of sodium in your blood. You get that from salt. And if the sodium level falls to a critical, low level, it means that you lose consciousness – not because of lack of fluids and overexertion, as many believe, but because of too little salt in the body.

Finally, the fluid and salt balance is believed to play an important role in the prevention of muscle cramps. The cramps are caused – just like hyponatremia – by a deficit of sodium, because it helps form the nerve signals that control the muscles. Therefore, it is not enough that you only comply with the eternal advice to drink enough when you train or compete. You also need to get enough salt - both before and especially during your training.

Salt tablets – the secret superweapon

There are many different ways to ensure that your salt balance remains stable during physical exertion. For example can you mix electrolytes in your drinking water using e.g. our Hydro Tabs. There is also a certain amount of salt in many of them energy bars you can buy.

But far from enough to ensure your salt balance when you push your body to the maximum or when it is extremely hot.

But luckily, you have another option – which even many elite athletes don't know about. Namely, small practical salt tablets that you can easily take during both hard training and when you are competing.

The salt tablets contain an optimal mixture of salts, minerals, magnesium and vitamin D. Thereby you both ensure your body's salt balance, and add a number of important minerals and vitamins, which both improve your metabolism and prevent muscle cramps.

Salt tablets - the perfect addition to your diet plan

If you are serious about your training and participation in competitions, you probably have a sharp focus on your diet - both before, during and after. The days leading up to Here you should especially focus on increasing the proportion of carbohydrates in your diet in the days leading up to the activity you are preparing for. This can be done both by consuming special nutritional supplements with an increased content of carbohydrates, e.g. by mixing energy powder in your drinking water. And by increasing the intake of carbohydrate-rich foods such as pasta, rice, potatoes, white bread and other cereal products.

The day before the day before your activity, you increase your fluid intake and rest well - and continue with the increased intake of carbohydrates in your diet. But don't overdo it, e.g. by consuming large amounts of sweets the night before. It can end up disturbing your night's sleep. And it may already be challenged by the nervousness that most people have right up to a big event or an important training or test.

If it is an extra strenuous and hard physical activity, you can already take a single salt tablet the day before to ensure that you have enough salt in your body and increase the binding of fluid in your body.

On the day itself On the day of the actual event or activity, make sure you have a good breakfast. For example oatmeal with fruit and lots of sugar. Or a bun or some white bread with good jam. Also drink plenty of fluids in the morning. Preferably up to 1½ litres. The liquid does not need to be enriched with carbohydrates if there are plenty of them in the food you eat. Be aware that the body can only absorb 1 dl. per 15 minutes. So spread your fluid intake over the morning.

An hour before the start , you then turn down the liquid intake. Otherwise, you will have a lot of fluid in your stomach and slouch around. Also make sure to go to the toilet before the start, so that you are not challenged on that front right from the start.

Make sure you have plenty of fluids with you for the entire trip. By mixing your liquid yourself, you get optimal control over whether the liquid contains the right amount of carbohydrates, electrolytes, etc. If you only drink liquid from any depots on the route, you do not know the composition of what you are drinking. So even if e.g. salt and carbohydrates for the drinking water at the depots, it is not certain that it will suit your specific needs 100%. We always recommend that you train with the products you also intend to use for the race. Also remember some energy bars and gels or energy wine gums. Then you can get a quick energy boost when you need it.

Depending on the intensity and hardness of your physical activity and how hot it is during the day, you should – as already mentioned – consume a salt tablet every 30-60 minutes during the entire activity. This way you are sure that you will not sweat so much salt out of your body along the way that there is a risk of dehydration or hyponatremia.

After the activity

Immediately after the activity, it is important that you supply the body with a lot of proteins. Yes, in fact, you can start increasing the protein intake already at the end of the activity. For example by grabbing one Protein or Recovery Snack towards the end. Keep the protein intake high for the rest of the day, and preferably the day after. Either by mixing a shake with Recovery powder or eating extra protein-containing or protein-enriched food.

Remember also to get a good rest so that the muscles throughout the body have the opportunity to recover properly. By doing so, you can also reduce the risk of cramps.

If you follow this plan, you have given your body the best conditions to get through your hard training or the demanding competition. It reduces the risk of injury and damage, and ensures that muscles, joints and the rest of the body quickly recover, and you regain full strength.