Drink More Water!

By Kalil Zaky - Head Coach, Samsonite Training Systems

Water?! Seriously? Ugh everyone knows you have to drink water 🙄

This may be true, but you probably don’t know exactly how beneficial substantially hydrating yourself is, and how much you are leaving on the table by not drinking enough!

Hydrating optimally can support fat loss through increased lipolysis (fat burning). Research shows that mild, but consistent, under-hydration is associated with increased body weight.

• Drinking water can boost the hydration of your skin, helping prevent dryness and signs of aging. Hydrated skin helps provide a barrier and prevents several skin conditions like dryness and roughness.

  
  

• Drinking enough water can help you work out longer and at higher intensities. Dehydration can impair your performance, with laboratory data showing a 2% body weight loss from fluid loss, reducing aerobic efficiency.

  
  

• Water enhances anaerobic power, and capacity, muscular endurance, and power, strength, and focus.

  
  

• Cognition is also affected by losing 2% body mass from fluids.7 The effects are seen as a loss of short-term memory and impairment of tasks that require psychological and physical tracking. All bodily functions require water, and the brain depends on proper hydration to function fully.

• Proper hydration aids with the digestion of food and helps you absorb nutrients from the digestive tract. Nutrients in your digestive tract need to dissolve to be readily absorbed into the bloodstream and water is crucial for this process to occur.

  
  

It is recommended that people drink an average of one ounce per pound of bodyweight. More water is required if you are an active individual and you tend to lose more bodily fluids. For example, if you weigh in at 200 lbs, you should be drinking about 100 oz daily. Beware of over hydration as well. Blood flow diverts from your working muscles to your digestive system to facilitate the excess water and elimination needs. can lead to losing precious micronutrients.