Tasa de sudoración y diseño de protocolo de hidratación para deportistas de la comunidad politécnica

Abstract

Dehydration in athletes is common due to low fluid intake, which affects their sporting and cognitive performance. This project proposes to design a hydration protocol to improve fluid intake practices and optimise the performance of football, basketball and volleyball players at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral. To carry out the project, the sweating rate of 44 participants was evaluated, of which 18 belonged to the football team, 15 to basketball and 11 to volleyball, measuring the initial and final weight and the record of fluid intake during training. The data revealed that, although all three teams were within the hydration range, the athletes had inadequate fluid intake patterns, especially in volleyball, where there were no hydration practices during training. The designed hydration protocol is appropriate to improve fluid intake practices. It is concluded that the implementation of this protocol is essential to optimise sports performance and prevent health complications in athletes. Keywords: fluid intake, dehydration, sports performance, athletes.