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Hydration

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

/haɪˈdreɪʃən/nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, hydration means: Keeping enough water in the body; in sport, drinking before, during and after exercise to replace the fluid lost through sweat.

In Turkish: sıvı alımı, hidrasyon

How it is used

Used by coaches, nutritionists and sports scientists. Teams create a hydration plan or strategy, monitor hydration status and offer drinks during breaks. The opposite is dehydration. The adjective is hydrated: stay hydrated.

Example sentences

  1. In this heat, the referee will allow a hydration break in each half.

  2. The sports scientist checks each player's hydration before training.

Common collocations

  • hydration plan
  • stay hydrated
  • hydration break
  • hydration strategy
  • electrolytesMinerals such as sodium, potassium and magnesium that carry an electrical charge in body fluids and help muscles and nerves work; some are lost in sweat.
  • carbohydrateA nutrient found in foods such as bread, rice, pasta, fruit and potatoes that is the body's main source of energy during intense exercise.
  • recoveryThe process of the body returning to normal after training, competition or injury, helped by rest, sleep and nutrition.
  • enduranceThe ability to keep up physical effort for a long time without tiring, important in sports like running, cycling, swimming and rowing.

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