The Lab: Gatorade Sports Science Institute

Exercise Physiology Lab

Among the many factors that can dictate an athlete’s overall athletic performance is how the body responds to hydration and nutrition. The GSSI Exercise Physiology Lab’s primary areas of study are the impact of fluid and electrolyte balance and nutrition as related to exercise performance.

Exercise Physiology Lab Tour

1. Researchers within the Exercise Physiology Lab use ——— to assess physiological, metabolic, and hormonal responses to fluid and nutrient intake before, during, and after exercise;
2. Using ———, scientists at GSSI explore how gastric emptying and intestinal absorption are influenced by composition of ingested fluids;
3. ——— helps in the determination of how nutritional interventions before, during, and after exercise affect overall athlete performance and exercise recovery.