SaltStick FastChews, Chewable Electrolyte Tablets for Fast Hydration & Muscle Cramp Relief, Non-GMO, Vegan, and Gluten Free, Bottle of 60 FastChews Tablets, Orange
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mittychick
Greater than one weekTook these with us into the Grand Canyon. Chewed a couple every hour or so during the hot and strenuous parts of the hike, along with drinking plenty of water. More convenient than messing around adding powders or mixes into our water bladders.
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Tica
> 3 dayIm very glad I got the peach flavor! Theyre not salty in the slightest, and on their own there a little strong but not inedible. I recommend dissolving one in lemonade or iced tea! Its really good!
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Lorelei
> 3 dayMy daughter has POTS and uses these daily for hydration. She loves them.
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Estabah
> 3 dayRanch work, cut firewood/delivery and have CrossCountry/Ultra Runners, so we hafta have available
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Mo
21-11-2024I am a salt sweater and salt stick has been the most effective fueling strategy for me during marathon training and during my marathon race. Its especially helpful on those hot summer days. The lemon lime is my favorite flavor!
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MC
> 3 dayIve tried a few flavors and watermelon is the best. Still does the job though.
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Lynne
> 3 dayI love the watermelon fast chews. They taste great and help with electrolyte replacement. I carry them on all my long runs so I dont cramp. The little packs fit nicely in your pocket or running belt and dont take up too much space. Definitely make this a product you dont leave home without.
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WA
Greater than one weekFlavor isnt great, but works instantly. Its just hard to transport cuz it crumbles to dust.
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quoshanda
> 3 dayExactly what I need after a 100 mile bike ride.. Didn’t have any leg cramps
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Roman
> 3 dayI usually dont take the time to do a deep review but this time I really feel that I need to share my experience. Ive been running for over 5 years now but started getting serious with my weekly mileage about a year ago (was doing only 16 miles/week and now Im at around 30 miles/week). I live in South Florida and it gets very hot most of the year which makes the long runs very challenging. I spent the last few months training for the Miami Half Marathon and feeling good and ready for the race and on the race day the weather got hot and I was sweating so profusely that didnt realize that my GUs and water were not doing enough to recover my lost sodium and eventually at around mile 10 I had to start taking walking breaks until the point that I start having all the symptoms of hyponatremia (low sodium- confusion, fatigue and headache). I had a goal of finishing the half-marathon under 2 hours and ended up finishing with 2 hours 13 minutes. After this I was super frustrated and started reading more about what happened until I talked to a few pro runners that mentioned salt pills. I came across these pills and decided to sign up for another half marathon last Sunday with my wife ( 305 Half Marathon). I took 2 pills 30 minutes before the race, then 2 pills at mile 4 and then 2 pills every 3 miles. I also took my GUs after mile 4 between the salt pills and felt amazing during the whole race (temp was about the same as the first race). I dont think you can ever attribute your success at any sport event to only one factor but I know that this was a huge contributor to how I felt during my race. I ended up finishing with a time of 1:59:24 and this time I was only aiming at a 2:05 goal. From now on I am using these pills on any run under hot weather over 8 miles which are all my Saturday runs. Please consider that not every person looses sodium at the same rate through perspiration and this will make a difference for people with high perspiration rate as myself. My wife runs with me everyday and at the end of a 10 miles run at over 80F she still almost totally dry, reason why she does not need this pills. Before trying this, I tried GUs, sport drinks, other gels, etc and could not find something that would really help me battle the fatigue on hot days, so this was a thing of trial and error until I found something that works. Hope my story helps other people with similar issues. Happy running!