{"id":4687,"date":"2011-07-09T09:03:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T13:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2014-10-26T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T17:58:29","slug":"water-how-to-hydrate-properly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/water-how-to-hydrate-properly\/","title":{"rendered":"Water – How to Hydrate Properly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Water is one of the most important substances in existence.\u00a0 It covers 2\/3 of our planet, contributes to our ability to grow food and even creates electricity.\u00a0 The fitness world is not exempt from water being so important.\u00a0 In fact 60% of our bodies are made up of water as well as a staggering 75% of our muscles.\u00a0 So the question is, how much water should one drink during the day?\u00a0 According to the Mayo Clinic there is no set number and no set formula that encompasses everyone.\u00a0 However, they do go on to say that one should use the replacement approach.<\/p>\n

Through sweating, breathing and other daily evacuations an average, inactive person loses about 10.3 cups a day.\u00a0 The goal for this approach is to “replace” all the water lost throughout the day.\u00a0 Now, to combat this it seems that a person just needs to drink 10.3 cups of water and they will be fine, right?\u00a0 The answer is, not entirely.\u00a0 This 10.3 cups is for an average person who does not workout, lives in a temperate climate and is healthy.\u00a0 For everyone else, here are some reasons 10.3 cups aren’t enough.<\/p>\n