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The Vital Role of Sodium in Exercise
 

The Vital Role of Sodium in Exercise

Moderated by Dr. Bob Murray, former director of GSSI, this three-part series features a panel of four experts in the field of sports science and nutrition discussing the vital role sodium plays in exercise. Learn more about the basics of sodium balance, sodium needs in exercise and sodium related challenges such as muscle cramping and hyponatremia.

Bob Murray, Ph.D. Bob Murray, Ph.D.
Former Director of GSSI
Larry Kenney, Ph.D. Larry Kenney, Ph.D.
Chair, Gatorade Sports Science Institute Professor of Physiology and Kinesiology Noll Laboratory Pennsylvania State University
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Dr. Michael Bergeron. Michael Bergergon, Ph.D
Associate Professor and Director of the Environmental Physiology Laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
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Dr. Nina Stachenfeld Nina Stachenfeld, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven Connecticut
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Susan Kundrat Susan Kundrat, M.S.,R.D.
GSSI Sports Nutrition Advisory Board Nutrition on the Move, Owner Sports Nutritionist, Northwestern University Athletics, Illinois
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Running Time: 12:26 min
File Size: 11.4 mb
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Part 1 - Sodium Balance

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Running Time: 11:03 min
File Size: 10.1 mb
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Part 2 - Sodium and Exercise

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Running Time: 10:38 min
File Size: 9.8 mb
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Part 3 - Sodium Challenges

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