You will find there are a lot of home remedies for cramps. AFAIK, nobody really understands why they happen. But they are brought on by exerting yourself past your level of fitness. When it's hot, your muscular capacity is reduced, so it's easy to over-exert yourself. Back off a little from maximal efforts.
The things that stop them for me are pickle juice and putting a electrolyte capsule in my mouth. You don't want it to pop, because electrolytes are corrosive. That's why they make you sick if you actually swallow them. It's unlikely that you actually need more dietary electrolytes. I don't think gatorade does anything. It always makes me nauseous, probably because the electrolyte balance is off.
I don't expect what works for me to work for everyone. OP might try getting some of the packaged pickle juice though, lots of people say it works for them.
Last edited by unterhausen; 12-19-22 at 07:22 AM.