Hydration and sodium status for endurance athletes with Sports Dietitian, Alan McCubbin Vibrant Lives Podcast

This week I chat with Accredited Sports Dietitian and researcher, Alan McCubbin, all about hydration and sodium status of endurance athletes.Even if you’re not an endurance athlete, Alan is a very interesting person to listen to for an insight into how scientific research works, for example, how do you study cramp when people cannot simply cramp on demand? How do you recruit people to run on a treadmill for 5 hours?During our discussion, Alan delivers some fascinating facts about sweat, we talk about different sweat rates between people, the role of the kidneys in maintaining fluid balance and much more. We take an in depth look at measuring and replacing fluid and sodium in endurance races and training and where the science is at in this area. One thing is for sure, Alan is at the cutting edge in this field of research.Useful linksAlan’s practice, Next Level Nutrition: http://www.nextlevelnutrition.com.au/cms/Next Level Nutrition Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/nextlvlnut/Alan’s Social Media handle: @nextlvlnutResearch Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alan_MccubbinMonash University Nutrition and Exercise Clinic Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MonashNutrExer/Here is link to my book review of "How Bad Do You Want It" by Matt Fitzgerald: https://amandaswellbeingpodcast.com/how-bad-do-you-want-it/HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THE PODCASTPlease tell your friends about the podcast and share it with them.If you could rate and review the podcast on iTunes, that would be super helpful.Purchasing a book from my website is an easy way to support the podcast too. Here is a link to the books page: https://amandaswellbeingpodcast.com/books/Thank you.#Eat Well. Move Well. Think Well.