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INDRA WATI: QUALITY IS HER MIDDLE NAME
We know that sports drinks are some of the most rigorously tested products on the consumer market. But who’s on the front line making sure Staminade cuts it? Introducing Indra Wati, QA (quality assurance) officer at the Staminade plant. She works in a team of...
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD HYDRATION
I wonder what the Beach Boys drink after a long gig under those hot stage lights. Seriously, though, water is a no brainer to stay ahead of thirst. But when you’re holding up more than a bass guitar, and your exercise is intense and lasts longer than one hour, a...
WE HAVE WINNERS!
Massive congrats to Rowan Sutton our Go Harder competition major prize winner. He’ll soon be the happy recipient of $2,000 in prizes; and our four runners-up Mark Makin, Chelsea Ransom, Kahlia Marsh and Dan Young will each receive $500 in prizes. (Read all...
AUSSIES GO HARDER SMASHING RECORDS
It’s not just in our pursuit of fitness that Australians push ourselves to the limit. Apparently we like to break world records as well. And it’s in the sillier categories where we really excel.Melbourne runner Andrew McKenzie broke the world record for fastest...
The proof is in the pee!
You know those days when you just don’t get around to drinking three glasses of water, let alone eight! On the average sitting-around kind of day, that wouldn’t be such a problem, but add more activity – especially intense and prolonged activity – and dehydration can...
CONCENTRATED EFFORT
In 2005 Staminade launched a concentrate in 750ml bottles. But it wasn’t enough! That product has now been discontinued and in September this year we launched a one-litre version.We thought we’d share with you these pics of the first ever batch of...
SWIMMING, RUNNING OR CYCLING – WHICH IS THE THIRSTIEST?
So here’s a little brain teaser to think about when you’re next exercising: what makes you thirstier – a serious swim, a long cycle or a full-on running session?I got to thinking about this the other day when someone asked me whether you sweat when you swim. Good...
NEWCOMBE, ROCHE & STAMINADE
Check out this classic photo we dug out of the Staminade archives.In 1980, tennis greats John Newcombe and Tony Roche were running tennis camps in Armidale New South Wales and Staminade were the major sponsor. In case you need reminding about who this legend...
WHICH ELECTROLYTES AND WHY?
Everyone talks about electrolytes and rehydration after exercise. But what do these electrolytes do and why do we need them?Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge – in other words, they conduct electrical impulses....
WHAT DOES GOING HARD MEAN TO YOU?
So we’ve got our Go Harder competition up and running and we’ve asked people to tell us how they’d spend $2000 to go harder in their chosen sport or physical challenge. The stories are rolling in, with people talking about their dreams of walking the Kokoda Trail,...