FLUID CONSUMPTION HABITS OF ELITE ATHLETES

Arabaci R.

OXIDATION COMMUNICATIONS, vol.38, no.2, pp.742-747, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: OXIDATION COMMUNICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.742-747
  • Keywords: hydration, water, fluid, performance, physical activity, EXERCISE, WATER, INGESTION, PERFORMANCE, REPLACEMENT
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The objective of present study was to examine fluid consumption habits of elite Turkish athletes and compared total fluid intake of training (TD) and non-training (NTD) days. A total of 142 male and 103 female Turkish elite athlete volunteers participated in present study. Written questions asked techniques were used for data collection. Questionnaire collected personal knowledge and assessed fluid consumption of subjects. To compared NTD and TD fluid consumption was used independent samples t-test.