Run for coconut water

Sports drinks have become more popular than ever. They gain popularity by having celebrity athlete spokespeople behind them, but often don't provide any real nutrition to active people. While they replace electrolytes, they also provide entirely too much sugar and preservatives. It seems like a great irony to do something good for the body, exercise, and as a reward fill it with artificial "glacier blast" whatever.

Short of just spiking a typical bottle of water with some lemon juice and salt, a great alternative in itself, coconut water is actually a fantastic rebound beverage from any workout. It is naturally sweet and is often blended with a bit of real fruit flavor to improve the taste even more. Coconut water is the juice from the inside of young coconuts. This is often mistaken for the milk. Also, while coconut flesh is high in fat, the water is fat free, and actually may help aide in weight loss. 

Coconut water is bottled and packaged under several brand names (thankfully, because getting into a coconut can prove to be workout enough)  and is becoming easier to find in grocery stores, but should be stocked in any health orientated grocery store. The major benefit to coconut water is that it has the perfect amounts of electrolytes and a ton of essential potassium, without adding a lot of calories. 

> Up for the coconut challenge, here is a video of how to open a coconut without slicing your hand off.