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Drink a Slushie Before Workouts on Hot Days

Icy beverage seems to keep body cooler longer

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 27, 2010 12:24 PM CDT | Updated May 1, 2010 10:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – Excellent news on the exercise front—ice slushies help. Two important caveats: They must be accompanied by actual exercise, and their benefit is evident only on hot days. It seems that people who drink the syrupy, icy concoctions before exercising—or, say, running a 5K or playing tennis—are able to to go longer before feeling the effects of the heat, the New York Times reports.

Best of all, the New Zealand research seems legit. “It’s a really interesting study, well done and carefully thought out,” says an exercise physiologist who wasn't involved with it. Adds an Army exercise researcher: “It’s a neat idea. I wouldn’t have guessed slurries would have that much of an effect.”

A secret weapon for hot-day workouts?
A secret weapon for hot-day workouts?   (Flickr.)
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hatchling1
May 1, 2010 5:55 PM CDT
I live and exercise [a lot of biking] in a hot climate... and it takes a real toil when temperatures climb. I may try this... not loving the plain sugar syrup, but I might try freezing sweet sports beverages or fruit juices into cubes and putting it in the blender with ice. I'll try anything to help with hot weather endurance. The doctor from Chicago gives bad advice,,, one shouldn't stop exercising for parts of the year just because the weather isn't ideal ... it's better to find a way to adapt.
FromVenus
Apr 27, 2010 11:41 PM CDT
I had a cherry one today and I planned on running! Amazing!
Spudsy
Apr 27, 2010 5:59 PM CDT
Slurpee.

Greatest. Drink. Ever.

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