Today's true sports drinks are still the classic Gatorade -- packed with the electrolytes potassium, magnesium, calcium, and sodium to provide energy during intense workouts -- as well as competitors such as Cytomax, Allsport, and Accelerade.
1 Low levels of minerals, such as sodium, magnesium or potassium, in the body can be one of the reasons for Charlie horses. 2  Deficiency of calcium in pregnant women can also be another reason for the onset of Charley horse.  Low level of liquids in the body, while exercising, might be a probable cause of Charley horse.
Discover whatâs behind this painful cramp, and treat it so you can get back to sleep quicker. The dreaded charley horse: No one really knows how it got its name, but up to 60 percent of adults experience the occasional nocturnal leg cramp, which can feel like a painful spasm, tightening, or twinge. Charley horses develop when the nerves that carry signals to your muscles fire off too many messages at once. This causes your muscles to contract in an uncomfortable way, says Scott Garrison, M.D., Ph.D., director of the department of family medicine at the University of Alberta. You may unsubscribe at any time.