Hydration For Youth Athletes

2023-12-21T14:41:23-05:00September 18th, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Youth Sports Articles|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

As a parent of a young athlete, like me, I often get asked the following questions about youth hydration: How much should my child be drinking? When should they be drinking? What should they be drinking? Why are children more prone to heat illness and how do we prevent it? What happens in the winter when it’s cooler? The youth sports programs don’t typically have nutritionists on staff guiding and educating the athletes or parents, so it’s time to put [...]