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High-energy carbohydrate drinks to give you more energy, more quickly. Run out of day, not energy!
Fusion Fuel leads the way for maximum carb delivery with electrolytes & b-vitamins making the perfect running energy drink – one of the best for marathon, ironman & cycle sportives. Sparta provides a savoury energy drink option giving you a choice of carb drinks.
Apple & Blackcurrant
Unflavoured
Tomato & Red Pepper
Carbohydrate drinks are designed to provide a readily available source of energy during exercise. They supply carbohydrates that help maintain blood glucose levels and provide working muscles with the fuel needed to sustain performance during longer or higher-intensity activity. Compared with other energy sources, carb drinks can be easy to consume during activity and by nature deliver fluid too which aids hydration. They are particularly beneficial during endurance sports such as running, cycling, triathlon and long-distance hiking, where muscle glycogen stores become depleted over time. Many carbohydrate drinks also contain electrolytes to help replace minerals lost through sweat and support hydration during exercise, although some do not.
Carbohydrate energy drinks are most commonly consumed during exercise lasting longer than 60 to 90 minutes, although they can also be useful before demanding training sessions to help top up carbohydrate availability. Rather than drinking large amounts all at once, it's generally recommended to sip an energy drink regularly throughout exercise. This provides a steady supply of carbohydrates and fluids, helping to maintain energy levels, support endurance performance and reduce the risk of dehydration.
A high carb drink is formulated to quickly deliver easy to use energy to the body, typically with 50g of carbs or more, compared with traditional sports energy drinks which may have 30 or 40g of carbs per sports drink.
