Hi everyone
Could someone give me some advice regarding hydration? I live in a hot climate and do work that is quite physical so I sweat a lot. I suspect I may often be running on borderline dehydration, even when I'm going training. Can anyone give me some advice on how much fluids I need to keep up with to maintain proper hydration without going overboard? If some of the advertising for sports drinks is to be believed I should be drinking 4L of gatorade every day....
David
I also live in the Phoenix, AZ area, where I swim in outdoor pools, run outside, and recently began biking outside. Hydrating myself was never really an issue...I always have a glass of water with me, and drink regularly. A few hours before a workout, I'll start drinking a little more than normal, especially if I'll be outside when it is especially warm.
When I'm outside doing a long run, I'll have certain points when I drink, whether or not I'm actually thirsty. Generally at least twice a mile, even in the early parts of a run, and even when it is cold. It helps later on, especially when outside working out more than an hour.
I only use sports drinks when working out more than about 75 min. I'll start sipping about 40 min in, and then rotate between drinking water and the sports drink (sometimes chase the drink with water since it sometimes leaves a bad taste in my mouth). I don't see much benefit drinking vast quantities of sports drinks, they mostly seem like empty calories to me. I'll usually go for a low-cal/low-carb option.
I also live in the Phoenix, AZ area, where I swim in outdoor pools, run outside, and recently began biking outside. Hydrating myself was never really an issue...I always have a glass of water with me, and drink regularly. A few hours before a workout, I'll start drinking a little more than normal, especially if I'll be outside when it is especially warm.
When I'm outside doing a long run, I'll have certain points when I drink, whether or not I'm actually thirsty. Generally at least twice a mile, even in the early parts of a run, and even when it is cold. It helps later on, especially when outside working out more than an hour.
I only use sports drinks when working out more than about 75 min. I'll start sipping about 40 min in, and then rotate between drinking water and the sports drink (sometimes chase the drink with water since it sometimes leaves a bad taste in my mouth). I don't see much benefit drinking vast quantities of sports drinks, they mostly seem like empty calories to me. I'll usually go for a low-cal/low-carb option.
