Water

• By admin
• Posted in health, tips
• On October 23, 2018

Are you getting enough?

Our bodies are around two-thirds water. Just a 2% drop in body fluid levels can have an effect on your body’s performance and not just the physical. When you are dehydrated, your attention and concentration can decrease by 13% and short-term memory by 7%!

This is just one compelling reason to ensure we drink between 6-8 glasses of water per day and more when you are doing exercise.

What else does being properly hydrated do?

1. Allows the joints to be lubricated properly.
2. Moisturises skin.
3. Carries oxygen and nutrients to our body’s cells.
4. Helps blood flow.
5. Serves as a protective shock absorber for our eyes and spinal cord.
6. Eliminates toxins and bacteria from the body.
7. Allows the nervous system to work and control motor function (movement and muscle response).
8. Avoids fluid retention (fluid retention is from not enough water as opposed to too much).
9. Can save you from kidney stones and urinary tract infections.

If you wish to get a little more sophisticated in determining the ‘correct’ levels of daily water consumption, utilise the following formula:

Weight x 0.03 = Consumption in litres.

For example, where weight is 75kg x 0.03 = 2.25. Therefore, consumption recommended would be 2.25 litres of water.