Coconut Water....worth the money???

Much better (health wise) than sport drinks. The taste takes some getting used to.

I had a really bad calf cramp during a spin class a few weeks back- it would not actually go away. Someone on here had recommended drinking Coconut water to help in the healing process. I think it did help, as I was recovering. I have not bought it since... well except I tried it with a hangover once too. :drinker:

If you have problems keeping hydrated - do it. If not - you'll be fine with just water.

Dont know what you guys have been drinking, but the stuff we have in australia tastes like sweet biscuits!

I Really only like certain brands, some taste like bleach to me while some are wonderful and refreshing. I recommend Zico it's been my favorite thus far and I really love Zico Chocolate flavor it taste like chocolate milk but more refreshing and a lot less caloric.

Shame it's expensive tho around $30 for a 12 pack or on Amazon $25 for a 12 pack, I still might start purchase it more frequently as a 12 pack should last me a while.

It's not worth the money really. I've used it here and there through the years and I really think you're better off drinking water before, during and after a workout. Maybe add a pinch of good sea salt to restore electrolytes. Like anything, it's a fad, plus it does contain sugar. You should probably have good protein after any workout, preferably food, not necessarily powder. Just my two cents!

Coconut Water..I love it...I drink one bottle everyday..I buy the Sobe Lifewater Coconut at Walmart..It's only 80 calories and it tastes great!!!

So I think Coconut water is a lot of hype, but obviously what I say below is my opinion formed after doing my research. Also, this applies to what I would call the "average" exerciser. Not people who are running ultra marathons or doing five hours of P90X a day or whatever, this is just people who go for an hour run or go lift weights for an hour or two, that's it. Anyway, maybe I'm wrong, but nevertheless, read on:

When we sweat we initially lose a lot of "salt" (and by salt I mean all electrolytes, potassium, etc.) and comparatively less water. As we continue to workout, say after five or ten minutes, our sweat becomes increasingly more "watery" and less "salty".

So the primary concern is that you lose a lot of water.

The secondary concern is repleting electrolytes. Our body has tons of salt reserves, so losing salt isn't so much of an issue, but potassium is a different story. If you exercise a LOT and don't eat any potassium containing foods, EVENTUALLY you will not have enough potassium to maintain critical body functions, like regulating your heart rhythm. Which, obviously, is important.

Coconut water is being touted as the perfect rehydration tool because it supposedly has similar electrolyte balances/ratios/levels/whatever to our blood. The problem is, we aren't trying to replace our blood after exercise, we are trying to mainly replace our water. Maybe a bit of potassium, but that's it. So you don't need to replace your blood(unless you exercise is a way that is different from what I consider exercise...idunno...bear wrestling?) What you really need is water.

Point being, is repleting your electrolytes important? absolutely! Do you need to buy an expensive drink/supplement/whatever to do so? No! Drink a bunch of water and maybe eat some spinach/banana/tomato/whatever. You can absolutely buy the coconut water, but it doesn't improve anything in terms of weight loss.

I don't know about weight loss but it's good for hang overs! :drinker: