Daily water intake-To be hydrated as an athlete training regularly you need an intake of:
Low end of range = Body weight (lbs) x 0.5 = (ounces of fluid/day) High end of range = Body weight (lbs) x 1.0 = (ounces of fluid/day) For example, if you weigh 150 pounds, your approximate water requirement will be between 75 and 150 ounces each day. https://www.verywell.com/how-much-water-should-you-drink-3 |
"Most people only think about drinking water when they are thirst; but by then it may already be too late." - UConn Today, University of Connecticut's Human Performance Laboratory
In their studies they found that mild dehydration alters energy, thinking ability, and mood. Thirst doesn't occur until we are dehydrate 1-2%.
Water is essential for life. It is "a critical nutrient who's absence will be lethal within days" - Water Hydration and Health National institutes of Health.
Drinking sweet drinks (soda), alcohol, or coffee is NOT because you are thirsty. They actually increase loss of water in body.
A study at the Harvard School of Public Health found that half of children and adults are not getting enough hydration. Nearly a quarter of the subjects didn't drink plain water at all.
In their studies they found that mild dehydration alters energy, thinking ability, and mood. Thirst doesn't occur until we are dehydrate 1-2%.
Water is essential for life. It is "a critical nutrient who's absence will be lethal within days" - Water Hydration and Health National institutes of Health.
Drinking sweet drinks (soda), alcohol, or coffee is NOT because you are thirsty. They actually increase loss of water in body.
A study at the Harvard School of Public Health found that half of children and adults are not getting enough hydration. Nearly a quarter of the subjects didn't drink plain water at all.