Pros use salt tablets to keep their performance levels high in long hot races. While training and racing in hot conditions your body sweats profusely and loses a lot of sodium. Salt tablets help replace this sodium and help aid in the absorption of water. Too low of sodium in the body is called Hyponatremia. Ironman athletes are very susceptible to developing Hyponatremia in training and racing.
Some people combat the sodium loss by taking in additional sodium while training and racing.
In one study after an Ironman, a large number of finishers were found to be hyponatremic. Some athletes swear by their salt tablets in helping them combat dehydration, and Hyponatremia. All Rights Reserved.