you guys, this is getting old. everytime I come out of the water my head hurts and I don't feel so good.
what's the deal?
I need to get this straightened out! Any advice is much appreciated!
jerrycat
Parents
Former Member
Make sure you stay hydrated ... !
Hydration is vital. Besides what's already been discussed here, bear in mind that the darker your urine, the more dehydrated you are. One symptom of dehydration is headache.
I swim in Colorado. We have very low humidity here (sometimes in the low single digits!). If you're working hard, you're breathing hard, and therefore you lose some amount of body water content with every breath, and in dry air that effect is multiplied. For this reason I always have a water bottle with me at the pool. In between reps, I take a sip. (A SIP! If you gulp down water in the middle of the workout you can get a stitch.) I consume the contents of a whole 32-oz Nalgene bottle during a typical 60-minute workout. (By contrast, when I went to Florida I only used up about a third of the bottle during my workout.)
So be sure to pay attention to your hydration level.
Make sure you stay hydrated ... !
Hydration is vital. Besides what's already been discussed here, bear in mind that the darker your urine, the more dehydrated you are. One symptom of dehydration is headache.
I swim in Colorado. We have very low humidity here (sometimes in the low single digits!). If you're working hard, you're breathing hard, and therefore you lose some amount of body water content with every breath, and in dry air that effect is multiplied. For this reason I always have a water bottle with me at the pool. In between reps, I take a sip. (A SIP! If you gulp down water in the middle of the workout you can get a stitch.) I consume the contents of a whole 32-oz Nalgene bottle during a typical 60-minute workout. (By contrast, when I went to Florida I only used up about a third of the bottle during my workout.)
So be sure to pay attention to your hydration level.
