With the light airy colors, a well-funded marketing campaign, and healthy spokespersons, many people think vitamin waters are healthy.  What could be better than quenching your thirst and getting a healthy dose of vitamins at the same time?  Sure, there are some vitamins in these products but are they even necessary?  The average American is already getting a surplus of these vitamins without drinking this product.  Any added vitamins found in this product are most likely going to end up in the toilet when you urinate.  The body simply doesn’t have a need for this excess.  Combine that with the multiple lawsuits these companies are facing, and it should at the very least make you skeptical of their claims.

However, the real reason these products are so bad for us is black and white.  A simple look at the nutrition label can be a bit startling.  One bottle of vitamin water (as pictured above) contains 125 calories and 33 grams of sugar.  Let’s think about this for a minute.  A can of Coke contains 110 calories and 30 grams of sugar.  Would you really be running to slam an icy cold can of Coke when you left the gym?  Of course not.  So why would you run to replenish yourself with this stuff?  Don’t let these “healthy” products trick you.  Vitamin water is nothing more than over hyped sugar-water that is making you fat.  Stick to good old-fashioned water before, during, and after exercise.

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Matt has been involved in the fitness industry for over 10 years and has worked with, and helped countless individuals improve their lives. After college, Matt started his fitness career working in the trenches as a personal trainer for a big corporate gym. It was here he saw how impersonal Big Fitness really was. Clients weren't people, they were just sales waiting to be made. After branching out and starting his own personal training business in San Diego, Matt soon developed the idea of Share It Fitness and started our (now highly successful) blog. A fitness junkie himself, Matt knows the importance of incorporating exercise into your life. When he isn't working at Share It Fitness, you can find Matt running, biking, taking yoga, or pumping iron around San Diego.

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