Today's true sports drinks are still the classic Gatorade -- packed with the electrolytes potassium, magnesium, calcium, and sodium to provide energy during intense workouts -- as well as competitors such as Cytomax, Allsport, and Accelerade.
1 In most of the cases, Charlie horses are the late responses of overstraining a muscle during exercise, or otherwise. 2  Charley horse might be the result of an electrolyte or mineral imbalance in the body.  In some of the cases, Charlie horses have been found to be a signal of the onset of a vascular disease.
Risk factors for charley horses. Muscle spasms can happen to anyone, at any age. And a charley horse can occur at any time of the day or night. Charley horses do tend to occur more often among people in the following groups: athletes. infants. older adults. people who are obese. people taking certain medications like diuretics, Evista, or statin drugs.