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What about water? It’s not sweet and it’s amazing for hydration.
I guess you’re not getting some electrolytes like salt, but you could add some.
Point of the pickle is for the electrolytes, not the water.
Fair.
Although, I do question whether people need be concerned about electrolytes, not throwing shade; genuinely curious.
I’ve worked in hot climates, ran marathons, etc and never felt the need for anything other than water, but I am happy to be humbled.
Same, though it definitely increases the amount of water you can carry internally and steadies the rate at which water leaves your system. Both can be useful in situations where you need to “camel” water more often.
Also beginner athletes’ ability to maintain electrolyte homeostasis can be erratic, leading to a “better safe than sorry” policy, and of course salt is the easiest way to make new athletes hydrate until they learn to self regulate. That’s all I can think of.