11 Reasons to enjoy the little pocket bottle for GT Gel (as opposed to the old sachet idea)
- You have control over how much you’d like to use and when. One hour’s worth of cycling/MTB/swimming running is not exactly the same as the next hour. So you can pace your consumption based the route.
- Small sips intermittently from the pocket bottle (as opposed to one full sachet at time for one hour) has several advantages:
– Ensures a very even uptake of both energy and electrolytes
– Ensures much more even blood sugar levels
– No (or very little) risk of nausea (that often happens after having a full sachet)
– Little sips of water, along with little sips of GT gel makes for a lowered risk of dehydration and cramping.
(Note the sodium levels in GT Gel are significant so as to prevent hyponatraemia/over-hydration) - You can add a little bit of water to the pocket bottle to make it super-runny.
- There is no wasting of precious gel caught in the folds of the sachet: With the pocket bottle, you can add water to it, give it a quick shake and drink the remaining contents of gel in the bottle.
- Refillable.
- Hygienic! YOU get to wash (and handle) your own bottle – as opposed to sachets being handled by countless hands in shops/transport/support teams etc.
- The bottle is small – so it can fit snugly into your shorts/ tights/ top/ running belt/ sports-bra/ crop-top. Easy to take out, swig and put back. Ladies note: With a crop top, put the pocket bottle between the sports-bra and crop-top, so your skin is protected by the fabric of the sports-bra.
- No seams or sharp edges that can poke into your skin. Ladies see note 7 above
- No sticky fingers or sticky sachets in your pockets.
- No litter!
- Unlike most gel sachets, there is no aluminum lining inside the pocket bottle.
