Effects of Post-Exercise Honey Drink Ingestion on Blood XXXX and Subsequent Running Performance in the Heat.

@entity1 @entity4053 @entity2587 @entity457 @entity413
BACKGROUND: Glycogen depletion and @entity4053 have been associated with fatigue and decrement of performance during prolonged exercise. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the effectiveness of Acacia @entity457 as a post-exercise recovery aid on @entity413 metabolism and subsequent running performance in the heat. @entity1 AND METHODS: Ten subjects participated in this randomized cross-over study. All subjects performed 2 trials. In each trial, all subjects went through a glycogen depletion phase (Run-1), 2-hour rehydration phase and time trial running phase (Run-2). In Run-1, subjects were required to run on a treadmill at 65% VO2max in the heat (31  C, 70% relative humidity) for 60 min. During 2-hour rehydration phase, subjects drank either plain water (PW) or @entity457 ( @entity457 ) with amount equivalent to 150% of body weight loss in 3 boluses (60%, 50% and 40% subsequently) at 0, 30 and 60 min. In Run-2, the longest distance covered in 20 min was recorded for determining running performance. Two-way repeated measured ANOVA and paired t-test were used for analysis. RESULTS: Running distance in Run-2 covered by the subjects in the @entity457 @entity457 trial (3420    350 m) was significantly (P < 0.01) longer compared to plain water PW trial (3120    340 m). In general, plasma @entity413 , serum insulin and osmolality were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in @entity457 compared to PW during the rehydration phase and Run-2. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that rehydration with @entity457 improves running performance and @entity413 metabolism compared to plain water in the heat. Thus, @entity457 can be recommended for rehydration purpose for @entity2587 who compete in the heat.
