Importance of Hydration during the Endurance Effort

Abstract

Due to the characteristics of the endurance effort (duration, increased number of active muscle groups, involvement of the important systems and functions of the organism), hydration has a decisive role both during the race (effort) – for obtaining a valuable result -, and during the recovery period! The study consists of the monitoring of some somatic and functional parameters (body weight, heart rate, etc.) of an amateur athlete. The assessment and the control of the training from the point of view of the covered distance, elapsed time, reached speed, heart rate, as well as the difficulty degree of the training field (climbing, descending, altitude), has been performed with the help of a GPS sports watch, Garmin 910xt. This device also has the option to download the information during the training under graphic form. The results of the study have shown the ability of the organism to adapt, as well as the correlation between water intake and body weight.