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Water and Exercise - How much water do you need?
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21 January 2011
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Many times clients ask me about how much water they need to drink. The human body is made up of over 75% water. The average person can only survive for a total of 3 days without water. In today's high paced society, water been replaced in most diets by soft drinks and other sugar sweetened refreshments. Water is very important for health and longevity and it helps the body transport and expend metabolic byproducts and waste.
Your own personal need for water can vary greatly due to exercise, weight, and temperature. Research has proven that over 2/3 of adults don't get the
water they need on a daily basis. By drinking water on a regular basis you can ensure your body remains hydrated.
A majority of us wait until we are thirsty before we drink water. This is not a reliable way to gauge whether or not your body is dehydrated. By the time you are thirsty you have already lost two of more cups of the body's water supply. Therefore, drinking water regularly is much better than simply
waiting until you are thirsty.
You should not substitute your water intake with sweetened beverages and alcahol. The reason behind this is that those types of beverages act as a diuretic and can cause you to lose more weight through increased urination. You may think and feel as if you are getting more water through these beverages, although the fact is that you are letting it go almost as fast as you consume it.
When exercising, you need to drink more water than usual. Due to perspiration, your body will lose quite a bit of water. For each pound lost due to exercise, you need to drink 2 cups of water. Even when you lay down to sleep, your body loses water. By drinking a glass or more of water before you go to sleep, you can wake up with your body functioning as it should be.
Although you need a lot of water when exercising, you need even more when you are ill. When you get a cold or the flu, your body can become dehydrated quite quickly. You can help to prevent this by drinking more water at times when you become sick. If you have diarrhea, you will need even more water since you are losing water every time you have diarrhea. Severe dehydration can lead to death, so make sure you consume enough water.
Of course too much water can post problems of it's own, but you are very unlikely to drink too much water as this requires one to consume massive amounts in a very short time.
There are several mixed opinions as to whether purified water will actually provide benefit. This is a subject you should explore yourself as you determine the best type of water for yourself. If you are like me, you want to avoid the fluoride that is present in your water, and the best way to do this is to get your water from a steam distilled source. Steam distilled water is one of the purest forum of water. This is all I drink.
Always make it a habit to drink water on an hourly basis. You should keep a bottle of water with you at all times and drink it throughout the day. You should also teach yourself to drink water instead of other beverages that don't replenish the nutrients your body needs. If you follow the advice in this article, your body should be ready for any type of exercise you engage in.
Your own personal need for water can vary greatly due to exercise, weight, and temperature. Research has proven that over 2/3 of adults don't get the
water they need on a daily basis. By drinking water on a regular basis you can ensure your body remains hydrated.
A majority of us wait until we are thirsty before we drink water. This is not a reliable way to gauge whether or not your body is dehydrated. By the time you are thirsty you have already lost two of more cups of the body's water supply. Therefore, drinking water regularly is much better than simply
waiting until you are thirsty.
You should not substitute your water intake with sweetened beverages and alcahol. The reason behind this is that those types of beverages act as a diuretic and can cause you to lose more weight through increased urination. You may think and feel as if you are getting more water through these beverages, although the fact is that you are letting it go almost as fast as you consume it.
When exercising, you need to drink more water than usual. Due to perspiration, your body will lose quite a bit of water. For each pound lost due to exercise, you need to drink 2 cups of water. Even when you lay down to sleep, your body loses water. By drinking a glass or more of water before you go to sleep, you can wake up with your body functioning as it should be.
Although you need a lot of water when exercising, you need even more when you are ill. When you get a cold or the flu, your body can become dehydrated quite quickly. You can help to prevent this by drinking more water at times when you become sick. If you have diarrhea, you will need even more water since you are losing water every time you have diarrhea. Severe dehydration can lead to death, so make sure you consume enough water.
Of course too much water can post problems of it's own, but you are very unlikely to drink too much water as this requires one to consume massive amounts in a very short time.
There are several mixed opinions as to whether purified water will actually provide benefit. This is a subject you should explore yourself as you determine the best type of water for yourself. If you are like me, you want to avoid the fluoride that is present in your water, and the best way to do this is to get your water from a steam distilled source. Steam distilled water is one of the purest forum of water. This is all I drink.
Always make it a habit to drink water on an hourly basis. You should keep a bottle of water with you at all times and drink it throughout the day. You should also teach yourself to drink water instead of other beverages that don't replenish the nutrients your body needs. If you follow the advice in this article, your body should be ready for any type of exercise you engage in.
