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Fuel your body for training and racing with NamedSport

Many endurance athletes are using NamedSport nutrition; should you?

Photo by: Matt Stetson

Fuelling your body to keep you energized and hydrated is one of the most important aspects of training. It can also be one of the toughest, as finding products you like that also have clean nutritional value is not always easy. NamedSport is a nutrition brand out of Europe that is changing the game, helping you fuel your upcoming training session. Created from natural ingredients, NamedSport carries hydration tabs and energy bars to help you get the most out of your performance.

Photo: Matt Stetson

In 2014, founder Andrea Rosso formed a partnership with one of Italy’s leading natural medicine companies, Named S.P.A. The company became a significant player in the sports nutrition marketplace, especially among endurance athletes at the Rome and Milan marathon

Regardless of your race distance and whether you run competitively or just for fun, adding sports nutrition to your diet, both before and after exercise, can make all the difference. For distances beyond 10K, it’s important to ensure you have sustained energy and adequate hydration.

NamedSport provides a selection of products for instant and long-lasting hydration and energy. Here are a few of our favourite products from the brand.

Energybar

This snack is different. It contains puffed rice with real fruit juice. The rice’s crispy texture makes it a tasty snack and an easy way to get some quick carbs in before or after a run. It’s light and easy to digest.

Photo: Matt Stetson

The NamedSport Energybar is lactose-free, vegetarian-friendly and available in five flavours: apricot, banana, wildberry, peach and strawberry.

$29.88 for a box of 12 at unoimports.com.

Isotonic HydraZero tablets

If you’re looking for a fast way to hydrate before or during a run, the Isotonic Hydra Zero tablets are rich in vitamins and electrolytes. Using this product is simple–you just drop one tablet in a glass or bottle of water, watch it fizz, and enjoy.

The energy tabs come in orange, cherry and lemon-lime and they have a light and easy taste. I found using one of these tablets before your run is a great way to stay hydrated and help your body metabolize carbohydrates into energy. The Isotonic HydraZero tablets are sweetened with sucralose, not sugar, to keep the beverage low-cal and easier to digest.

$9.00 per tube at unoimports.com.

To check out more of their products, head to NamedSport.com. To get these and NamedSport’s lineup of performance nutrition in Canada, visit www.unoimports.com.

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