Drink up

Water is an important element for the body. The body needs water to keep it functioning properly. By drinking water your body is able stay hydrated and energized. Working out increases the amount of water a person should drink. The reason is the body loses fluid from perspiring. Therefore, it is important that you are replacing the fluid you lost by drinking water. If you don't, you will become dizzy, weak, and nauseated resulting in dehydration. To avoid dehydration stay hydrated. Easy right?!  Drink water before, during, and after your workouts.

How much water should you drink per day? The amount of water you should drink depends on one's weight, the type of workout performed, and temperature (sunny, rainy, windy, etc.). On average, a person's body weight is usually 70 percent of water. There are sites out there that can help you calculate the average amount of water you should drink daily based on these things. I will list a few of them at the bottom of the post. Otherwise, studies say that a inactive person should drink at least 8 glasses of water daily. But you are working out, so you need to up your intake.

Tips to keep track of your intake: tally/count amount drinking, choose and keep a specific water bottle to drink from (just know the ounces), water applications, urine color (light/pale yellow indicates your hydrated)

How much water have you drank today?
Stay hydrated! Drink up!

Weight based websites for water intake:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/water_calculator.htm
http://www.medindia.net/patients/calculators/daily-water-req-result.asp
http://www.camelbak.com/HydrationCalculator