Get Water-wise!

Yes, time to get a water-wise to learn about the proper hydration- NO matter your level of fitness!

Again, I was reading my local supermarket magazine and wanted to share with you' All how important the water is no matter how your life can be busy.

Whether you walk 15 minutes a day or run 50 miles a week, your approach to hydration should be the same: more water, more often. After all, every system in your body depends on this most fundamental of liquids: It regulates body temperature, flushes out toxins, carries nutrients, aid digestion, and more. So it's not surprising that dehydration can lower your exercise performance and muscle strength and even contribute to life-threatening heat stroke by inhibiting your body's ability to regulate its temperature through sweat. In fact, how good you feel during-and-after your workout begins hours before you ever lace your sneakers. Recovery needs to be an all-day, everyday thing- not just what you do postexercise.

Drink early and often:

Begin hydrating long before your workout to give your body a chance to absorb the liquid. More fluids if you plan to exercise more extremely and longer especially when it's hot! Drink a lot of water before the advance of exercises.

Replace what's lost:

The amount of fluids you sweat out during exertion depends on intensity, climate and individual metabolism. One thing is universal: When you sweat, you lose minerals such as salt and potassium along with water. When well stocked, these electrolytes keep your body's fluids in balance and keep maintain normal heart rate, muscle contraction and brain function. You don't need the extra carbonhydrates and electrolytes in sport drinks if there is low-intensity outings. You may need electrolyte-replacement drinks if there is an intense workouts especially in hot climates.

REMEMBER: if you wait to drink until your brain registers thirst , chances are you're already dehydrated!

Eat it up:

Your diet can supply much of your daily water needs-if you eat foods high in moisture. Soups, fruit, and vegetables replace the liquids and electrolytes lost after most workouts. Also, salty foods such as nuts work double duty by replacing sodium and stimulating you to drink more.

~ It was a very interesting article to learn about keeping your body hydrated and eat those foods that replaces what your body had lost during when you worked out or doing extremely active around at the house and etc.

Not just only for the workouts, water is extremely important for your health-wise. When I had a stomach health problems and it wasn't fun but was in pain. I remember my doctor told me that water is number one that would help to flush out the toxins, replace the minerals/nutrients that I had lost and etc. So I had listened to my doctor's tips and it helps a lot! I had learned to eat more healthy foods and of course lots lots of water to drink!

If you are not CRAZY about water then you can spice it up by adding fresh slices of citrus fruits like lemon, lime or orange. Or you can even add the slices of fresh cucumbers or mints! Also there is an alternative by trying drink the coconut water. Coconut water is a natural electrolyte -replacement drink.

For those energy drinks- you may want to read the label to make sure that it doesn't have any artificial colors or high-frutcose corn syrup and be sure to factor the calories of your energy drink into your regiment if you're trying to lose or maintain weight.

I know it's a long article but thought by sharing with you all about this. Enjoy reading this :)