Water replenishment and electrolyte balance maintenance are essential for the recovery process after exercise.

Osmovol® Hydration Complex is a mineral and vitamin complex that improves nutrients assimilation, nervous reactions and muscular functions, preventing muscle cramps and pain. Not only helps in the replenishment of lost salts during exercise, but also counteracts metabolic acidosis that can cause hyperventilation, muscle fatigue, hypotension...

• Sodium is essential to maintain the body’s water balance: the higher the intensity of exercise and the higher the temperature in the environment, the higher the loss of this mineral. Sweat contains water as the first compound, but it has a great concentration of Sodium that is eliminated when we are facing intense or long-term exercises. When we sweat, we are losing about 1-1.5 grams of salt (NaCl) for every liter of sweat, which causes a decrease in our physical performance (increasing the risk of cramping or deficiencies in muscle contraction). It is crucial, therefore, to recover this element after the exercise.

• Calcium is also an important constituent of human sweat, being important in athletes. Major losses of calcium through sweating, after training sessions, usually exceed the amount of absorbed calcium with the diet.

For the athlete, an alteration in muscle concentrations can clearly affect its performance. Muscle cramps are the first symptom of calcium deficiency.

• Potassium, like sodium, helps maintain plasma volume in athletes. About 300-800 mg of potassium is lost after two or three hours of intense exercise.

It is crucial to maintain adequate levels of potassium in our body: if blood levels are below normal levels, it can lead to abnormal heart rhythms.

Potassium also acts in the transmission of the nervous impulse and the growth of muscle mass, being linked to the storage of glycogen. Its deficiency can lead to symptoms such as weakness, tachycardia, hypotension, thirst and lack of appetite.

• Magnesium also escapes through sweat and urine, with low levels of magnesium found in athletes after strenuous exercise or competition.

This mineral is very important in the prevention of joint and muscle injuries, and its deficiency is also related to irritability and emotional instability and decreased reflexes, apathy and weakness.