When you get home, first thing to do after you walk through the door: drink a glass of water.

You know you don’t drink enough water and chances are you’re dehydrated. Every stroke of the pedal is turning your muscle into jerky.  You count every mile, complement every exercise, consider all things fitness but you don’t drink enough water.

The weekday morning rides are generally about 25 miles and 80% of the time I don’t even touch the water bottle; now that’s jacked-up and just plain dumb.  On the morning rides it’s cold and damp and the brain isn’t thinking thirsty but none-the-less you gotta drink water.

Time to drink up.

Here’s some interesting statistics:

•75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated
•Mild dehydration slows the metabolism
•Dehydration triggers daytime fatigue

I found a simple formula (HealthyLifeJournal.org) to determine how much water you should drink: simply take your weight (in pounds) and divide by two ( __ lbs / 2 = __ ounces a day).

According to HealthyLifeJournal if you weigh 170 lbs you need 85 ounces of water a day; this is total water intake and many foods have high water concentration.  In general,  HealthyLifeJournal says you should drink 80% of this in pure water.  So at 170 lbs, 80% of 85 ounces is 68 ounces; about 8.5 eight ounce glasses of water per day.  Bingo. There you have it.  That’s a good place to start.  Doesn’t seem like too much and doesn’t seem like too little.

The Mayo Clinic has a good reputation for all things healthy.  Visit their website to read what they have to say about water: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

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