Supplements are specially formulated products that aid certain areas of your diet either lost or naturally deficient through you workout. When you exercise, you lose a lot of natural nutrients and minerals from the body, and sports drinks and supplements are recommended to replace any of these things lost during exercise.

Supplements help to restore your body’s natural balance which can be disrupted by exercise, adding particular nutrients or minerals to ensure your body thrives at its optimum levels.

There is no set rule as to who can or can’t take them, each individual is different and has slightly different requirements.

The best time to take supplements, whether for dietary, health or exercise purposes, is both before and after you workout to ensure that all vitamins, minerals and nutrients are available and restored. 

Supplements are generally considered as food and so are not subject to the same restrictions, testing or labelling as medications are, potentially affecting their safet

Supplements provide a helpful addition to the gaps missing from our diets, such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies; encouraging muscle growth, weight loss and more, though you should mainly rely on natural foods and your diet for your nutritional supply.