February Fitness Tip from Personal Trainer Derek Griffin
“Now That’s What I Call High Quality H2O”
It is easy to forget how essential the consumption of water is to our physical health and over all well being. With all the other beverage options out there we often believe that we receive enough water from those items alone, and do not need to drink plain water. This is in fact not true, and many of us need to be consuming much larger quantities of water per day to meet the needs of our bodies.
There are several factors such as caloric consumption, body size, lean muscle tissue, body surface area and others that determine how much water each individual needs to consume on a daily basis, but a general statistic for how much you need to be consuming is half your body weight in ounces of water. So if Jane weights 100lbs, she would need to consume 50 ounces of water each day to keep her body properly hydrated. This statistic is just for water, and any other beverage can be consumed in addition to this amount through out the day.
Staying hydrated and consuming this amount of water also has its benefits in weight loss. When red blood cells do not receive an adequate water supply regularly they hoard the water they do have, which keeps the cell large and engorged with “fresh” (which is now not so fresh) water. When the body receives large amounts of fresh water regularly the cells no longer have the need to hoard the water because they are constantly receiving a new supply, this allows the cells to shrink. Allowing your cells to shrink with the flow of fresh water will become evident when you step on the scale, losing up to 3 pounds in water weight! Most people would’ve never thought by consuming MORE water you would actually lose water weight!
Wouldn’t it be great to be down 3 lbs before you even start your work out?? This can all be done by supplying the body with the proper amounts of fresh water daily, so fill those water bottles, have them handy, and drink up before, during and after your work outs and see the pounds fall off!!
If you have any other questions regarding your water consumption, or any other fitness related questions please feel free to ask any one of our personal training staff, they will be more than happy to help you with your fitness needs!!
