Estimated fluid requirements for maintaining body fluid balance
| Sport | Estimated fluid replacement between morning and afternoon practice/runs (litres) | Estimated fluid replacement before the next morning practice/run (litres) | Estimated 24 hour fluid requirements to maintain fluid balance (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimation based on 30% more than sweat loss (mean (SD)). | |||
| Significantly higher than in cross country runners, *p<0.01, **p<0.0001. | |||
| FB, American football; CC, cross country running. | |||
| FB | 3.050 (1.07)* | 2.998 (1.06)* | 12.23 (2.91)** |
| CC | 1.693 (0.49) | 1.714 (0.211) | 4.578 (0.705) |