Sports drinks and reaction times
Do Sports Drinks Affect Reaction Times ? ... Pillay Purpose To determine how sports drinks affect reaction time. Hypothesis I believe that yes sports drinks do affect reaction times. I also believe that the type of exercise that is done will have a greater affect on how the sports drink works. In the end the drink will have a substantial affect on the reaction times. ... The reaction time (results) was then recorded into the observation chart under initial rate. ... Observations Name Reaction rate before exercise Reaction Rate after exercise and Water Reaction Rate after exercise and Gatorade Left Right Left Right Left Right Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 1 Sub 2 Brianne 15 16 10 8. ... 66 Analysis e) According to the chart above the sports drinks reduced the reaction rates. The numbers in the sports drink column are significantly smaller as compared to the initial rates.