Effect of Coconut Water on Measures of Hydration and Physical Performance in Athletes
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Rehydration after exercise requires replacement of electrolyte. Recently, attention has been given to coconut water, a natural attentive to manufactured sports drink. The study aimed to find out the effect of coconut water (CW) on measures of hydration and physical performance of athletes. The study was conducted in NIT, Faridabad. The purposive sampling was done in which 8 male athletes aged 18-30 years were selected. Anthropometric measurement, biochemical measurements were measured by standardized process. Blood pressure and heart rates were measured by electric BP machine. The results revealed that regarding treadmill performance test, mean and standard deviation of total exercise time hydrated by Plain water was 43.62±5.92 and CW was 44.00±5.65 but the difference was not statistically significant. The study concluded that coconut water has a better effect on the performance as compared to plain water, more sample can be included to have better results.
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Apala Chaubey
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