Letter: Gym drinks

I hope that no-one will get the wrong impression from your headline and think that they don't need a drink to accompany their gym session ("Energy drinks 'waste of money' in gym", 4 October).

Sports drinks are designed with the help of the latest sports science and there is a range of them, each intended for a specific sporting purpose or need. Hypotonic drinks provide hydration, isotonic drinks offer a rapid energy uptake, and hypertonic drinks are there for maximum energy.

As you would with the equipment or footwear you need, it makes sense to choose the right drink for your exercise routine.

Richard Laming

British Soft Drinks Association

Stukeley Street

London