Not Drinking Enough Water? How to Hydrate Fast - 7 Common Mistakes You Make

If You Can't Get Hydrated, 7 Common Mistakes You Make

Tips To Rehydrate Easily

So our bodies are made up of about 60% water and drinking enough throughout the day is essential for glowing skin, maintaining a healthy weight and flushing toxins out of the body. But getting enough fluids is much more than simply drinking eight glasses of water a day make sure you're not making these mistakes.

You're drinking water after your workouts while it's true that drinking water after going to the gym helps with hydration. It's also important to drink enough before and during exercise. If you start your workout almost dehydrated you will lose even more fluid while you're training and it may be dangerous for your health. But if you don't have to stick to just water to restore your fluid balance Coconut drinks Black and Green tea and even chocolate milk are also hydrating. You think coffee and tea don't count your morning cup of coffee or tea can serve as a slightly hydrating beverage.

Although these drinks mostly contain caffeine they still add to the amounts of fluids you get every day drinking about three cups of coffee a day will keep you as hydrated as drinking just water. According to one study out of the UK you're eating too little salt although a high sodium diet can dehydrate the body sodium supports the fluid balance of the body. We naturally lose sodium and other trace elements through sweat so both water and sodium need to be replaced. You're drinking eight glasses of water a day. This popular advice isn't always accurate. How much water we need depends on different lifestyle factors. Such as how physically active we are? what we eat? where we live? and our age.

To name a few to calculate the amount of water your body needs take your weight in pounds and multiply it by 0.67 or two-thirds that will tell you how many ounces of water you need a day. If you're pretty active and work out 30 minutes a day. Add 12 ounces to your total if you work out for 45 minutes tack on 18 extra ounces. You're drinking a glass of water first thing in the morning. We lose body fluids during sleep and even if we drink enough before going to bed. We'll feel thirsty by the next morning, but drinking plain water on an empty stomach isn't the most effective way to hydrate.

It is easier for our bodies to absorb and retain water when there are other nutrients present. So if you're trying to keep your fluid balance drink your water with a snack or have a glass of orange juice or milk instead you're skipping on water during your workouts. When we're exercising our bodies lose water through sweat and breathing staying hydrated during a workout is important to regulate your body temperature. 

Fitness experts recommend drinking 7 to 10 ounces every 10 to 20 minutes during exercise you're forgetting about water rich foods many fruits and vegetables count toward your total fluid intake some of them like tomatoes watermelon and cucumbers are also rich in potassium that helps your body stay hydrated for longer.

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