Gatorade Gx Hydration System, Non-Slip Gx Squeeze Bottles & Gx Sports Drink Concentrate Pods, 16 count

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The Gatorade Gx bottle is Gatorade’s most sustainable offering to date because it utilizes a refillable bottle, concentrated pods in 9 different formulas that result in much lower usage of plastic, and a smaller carbon footprint vs. If the patches weren’t so fussy, or if I were a sweatier person, I would’ve liked to use them once or twice when I was in half-marathon training. Every smart device now requires you to agree to a series of terms and conditions before you can use it — contracts that no one actually reads.

Gx responds to the ever-increasing desire to use smart devices for fitness monitoring and tracking, and elevates this one step further by allowing the athlete to optimize their own unique hydration through personalized insights and recommendations. It’s tempting to roll your eyes and think, “Just use common sense, skip the patch, and drink regularly during exercise. Gatorade Pods are instant beverage mixes that are part of the Gatorade Gx line, which includes bottles, a hydration-tracking app, and a sweat-tracking skin patch. Based on the recommendations from the European Food Safety Authority, a zero-calorie beverage doesn’t meet the criteria of a sports drink. Unless you’re a self-quantifying endurance athlete who struggles to track hydration, there’s very little reason for you to even look at this thing.

You’re supposed to use the patch during your “highest intensity workouts,” where you’ll sweat the most.

Enjoyment from following the progress increases loyalty and enhances the impression that Gatorade, through its Gatorade Sports Science Institute, is constantly working to help athletes perform their best. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions.If you’re new to endurance sports or adjusting to a new environment, I can see how insight into how much and how often to fuel would be helpful. Next Gatorade launched a global high school soccer competition, that 3000 teams entered, with 15 sent to London for the play offs. Once you charge the bottle and pair it with your phone, the app suggests a daily hydration goal based on your personal data, such as gender and weight. Most times, it was fairly accurate, though there was always a bit of a lag as the bottle synced with the app. The 3-year journey from idea inception to consumer product launch is one of the best examples I’ve seen of a collaboration between a design agency partner and a brand.

Then, shake the bottle vigorously for about 15-30 seconds to mix the pod’s contents with the water inside. uk accepts no liability for inaccuracies or misstatements about products by manufacturers or other third parties. Aside from the PR and goodwill benefits, the tournament enabled product developers to see how a different segment would use the product, how it performs, and how to best communicate how it works. A sharebox camera at the championship with Gatorade Gx backdrop, made it easy for the global high school athletes to share their experience back home, and local sports cable stations also relayed the event. Pull on the latch to release it and lift the cap of the bottle back, revealing the pod piercer in the mouth of the bottle.Unfortunately, Gatorade Pods are not reusable, and must be disposed of or recycled after a single use. This increases the need/benefit to go to the Gatorade site, and in a virtuous cycle, more users online can create more of a relationship with valuable sports lifestyle content. Where only water is available, Gatorade powder mix provides a convenient option to transform water into Gatorade. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable). Because no two athletes play the same – or fuel up the same, the Gatorade Gx Pods deliver a unique hydration experience for every athlete.

Adding a pod to something like fruit juice or even more Gatorade could result in a lot of sugar, and may not taste so great, anyway. If the bottle appears sealed tightly and has no obvious visible off-color or odor when opened, there’s no reason why it cannot be consumed past the recommended usage date on the neck of each bottle.

Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. Gatorade changed its tagline to the Sports Fuel Company to encompass food and future innovations, with the idea that being an athlete at the top of your game is a 24-hour endeavor. I’ve used both and wasn’t able to get a result either time, even though I followed the instructions to the letter. But we started counting exactly how many times you have to hit “agree” to use devices when we review them since these are agreements most people don’t read and definitely can’t negotiate. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources.