Sugar: effort fuel or traitor in disguise? (Spoiler: it depends)

You hear everything and its opposite:
"You need sugar during exercise!"
"Sugar is the devil!"
"Take honey, it's natural so it's better!"

 

 

What's up? Is sugar an essential for sportor a your performance? In 90% of cases, you can do without it. And AQUAPOP understands this.

 

 

When sugar is useful

Yes, we'll be honest: in some casessugar has its place.
→ Long-distance running, ultra-trail, triathlon, explosive sports in prolonged competition

 

Why?

• Glucose fuels muscles

• Delays depletion of glycogen reserves

• Limits hypoglycemia

 

"Carbohydrate consumption during prolonged exercise delays the onset of muscle fatigue." Coyle EF et al, Journal of Applied Physiology, 1986

But be careful: this is if your effort lasts >90 min at high intensity.

 

When sugar is a problem

For most of us :

• Séances de < 60 min

• Moderate activity (fitness, jogging, weight training, cross-training...)

→ Sugar is not useful, in fact... it creates a debt.

"Carbohydrate drinks consumed at moderate intensities increase blood glucose and insulin response without functional benefit on performance "Jeukendrup AE et al., Sports Medicine, 2004

And that insulin spike:

• blocks fat mobilization

• creates a post-exertion glycemic crash

• increases post-training mental fatigue

 

Sugar + effort = insulin + storage

It's not me, it's biochemistry:

• You drink a sweet drink

• Your body releases insulin

• If you don't follow up with a sprint, you're storing this sugar

• And not in the form of musclehuh...

 

 

💡 The solution = AQUAPOP

• No sugar

• From essential electrolytes

• A rapid hydration with no rebound effect

Result?
→ No glycemic peak
→ No drop in blood pressure
→ No unnecessary calories

Just what your body needs to function.

 

 

In a nutshell:

 

 

Drink according to your effort. Not according to your drink's marketing.