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As Noakes’ research shows, sports drink industry marketing methods have helped sustain the idea that dehydration is a condition with a specific set of symptoms (like confusion, dizziness, nausea, cramping, and fainting) that can be diagnosed and prevented, such as by ingesting more sports drinks during exercise. The total absence of evidence that not drinking during exercise was dangerous would be used as the basis for drinking guidelines that, beginning in the 1990s, would encourage ...
Author David Shields discusses the roles of competition in sport in the first section of this two part interview. David Light Shields, PhD, is an affiliate associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and author of True Competition: A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society. Is there evidence showing that athletes can actually increase their performance when engaging in true competition?
Author David Shields continues his engaging discussion of true competition and its application in today’s society. David Light Shields, PhD, is an affiliate associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and author of True Competition: A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society. How does true competition apply to other aspects of society, beyond the sport environment?
