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Recent scientific research by Birmingham University and Maastricht University, the two leading European Universities on sports nutrition was used to improve the formulation of B.fuel, our professional energy drink. Complex carbs, super-carbs, selected hydrolysed amino acids, Biogurt minerals and vitamins are all included to provide a better and faster absorption of carbohydrates in the blood and better transport and utilisation of glycogen while improving recovery speed and quality.  

We are convinced that B.FUEL is the best energy drink in the market today supported by over 200 professional athletes of whom many world and Olympic champions.  We intent to keep it that way and the improvements are ongoing based on new scientific evidence.   

B.FUEL from Be-Well Sport Nutrition is an all-natural complex carbohydrate, electrolyte and amino acid drink. It is purely designed to maximise replacement of energy during and after exercise on professional or competitive levels.

The unique design of B.FUEL ensures rapid absorption of carbohydrates, fast transport and optimum utilisation resulting in optimal and stable blood glucose level during prolonged exercise.

Isotonic, Hypertonic or Hypotonic?

Sports drink (and gels) all of which contain various levels of fluid, electrolytes and carbohydrate can be isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic.

Isotonic drinks - allow easy absortion of carbohydrates plus fluids lost by sweating. This drink is the choice for most athletes - middle and long distance running or team sports.

Hypotonic drinks - when replament of extra lost fluids is important. Suitable for athletes who need extra fluid (Hot conditions, athletes who sweat a lot)

Hypertonic - for extra carbohydrate intake to top up muscle glycogen stores. As carbo-loading drink used up to 2 hours before extended training or endurance events. Hypertonic drinks or gels if used during exercise, must be taken in conjunction with (natural mineral) water to replace lost fluids.

B.FUEL, unlike pre-fabricated drinks, can be made as isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic drink, depending on the amount of water that is added to the powder. In normal training conditions use a isotonic solution, in hot conditions or during high altitude training (dry air) use a hypotonic solution.  If used as a loading drink make it hypertonic.

The seven secrets of rehydration (Sport Performance Bulletin)

If you wish to perform at a high level, you need to consume fluid. For each per cent of body weight lost due to dehydration, your performance slips by about 2%, and a meagre 2% loss in weight can force your heart rate and body temperature to spi­ral upward, making strenuous exercise almost impos­sible to carry out.

If you are going to be exercising for 20 minutes or less, dehydration is not usually a problem, but difficul­ties can arise during longer exertions. For example, copiously sweating athletes can flush about 1.5 litres of fluid per hour through their sweat glands, a total of three pounds per hour. If these heavily perspiring indi­viduals weight 150 pounds that is a 2% loss in weight after just one hour producing a 4% dip in performance if no fluid is taken on board. The downturn in performance would be smaller, about 2%, after 30 minutes, but that is still enough to make a difference to serious athletes who are inter­ested in winning.

But what are the rules for fluid intake? How much do you really need and what should your drink be like? To make it easy for you, we have listed the seven rules of fluid intake during exercise below. If you follow these rules, you will keep your body water intact during exer­cise and perform at a much higher level.

Rule 1: The rate of passage of water from your stomach into your small intestine depends on how much fluid is actually in your stomach. If there is lots of water there, fluid flow from stomach to intestine is like a springtime flood; if there is little water, the move­ment resembles a lightly dripping tap. Therefore, to increase stomach intestinal flow (and overall absorp­tion of water) you need to deposit a fair amount of liq­uid in your stomach just before you begin your exercise. Intake, 10 to 12 ounces of fluid is a good start. This will feel uncomfortable at first, so practise funnelling this amount of beverage into your "tank" several times before an actual competition.

Rule 2: To sustain a rapid movement of fluid into your small intestine during your exertions, take three to four sips of beverage every 10 minutes if pos­sible, or five to six swallows every 15 minutes.

Rule 3: If you are going to be exercising for less than 60 minutes, do not worry about including car­bohydrate in your drink; plain water is fine. For more prolonged efforts, however, you will want the carbo­hydrate.

Rule 4: Years of research have suggested that the correct concentration of carbohydrate in your drink is about 5 to 7%. Most commercial sports drinks fall within this range, and you can make your own 6% drink by mixing five tablespoons of table sugar with each litre of water that you use. A bit of sodium boosts absorption; one third teaspoon of salt per litre of water is about right. Although 5 to 7% carbohydrate solutions seem to work best for most individuals, there is evidence that some endurance athletes can fare better with higher con­centrations. In research carried out at Liverpool John Moores University cyclists who ingested a 15% maltodextrin solution improved their endurance by 30% compared to individ­uals who used a 5% glucose drink. The 15% drink also drained from the stomach as quickly as the 5% one, though many other studies have linked such concentrated drinks with a slowdown in water movement.

Rule 5: A 6% "simple sugar" drink will empty from your stomach at about the same rate as a fancy, 6% "glucose polymer" beverage, so do not fall for the idea that the latter can boost water absorption or enhance your performance more than the former, and do not pay more for the glucose-poly­mer concoction.

Rule 6: Contrary to what you have heard, cold drinks are not absorbed into your body more quickly than warm ones. However, cold drinks are often more palatable than warm ones during exercise, so if cold­ness helps you to drink large quantities of fluid while you exert yourself, then keep your drinks cool.

Rule 7: Swilling drinks during exercise does NOT increase your risk of digestive system problems. In actuality, most gut disorders that arise during exer­cise are caused by dehydration, not from taking in fluid. Dehydration induces nausea and discomfort by reducing blood flow to the digestive system, so by all means keep drinking!

Contact one of our sports nutrition scientists if you wish to receive our scientific dossier on the latest developments in sports drinks.

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