…….but how much do you drink?
The real question, are you hydrated everyday?
With the heat index where it currently is, this will be critically important.
Here’s a test, sit in a chair and cross one leg over the other.
Find a flat part of your shin bone and press into the bone with your thumb, (a word of warning, this will be uncomfortable).
Press in for about 10-15 seconds, then release. If your thumb leaves a dent in the bone, you are dehydrated.
Now that all of you have a dent in your shin, 🙂 drink more water!
Just think about this….. if being dehydrated does this to your bones imagine what it does to your muscles, ligaments, tendons, and performance!
All of those things need fluid to be able to do their jobs.
Did your shin get a dent?
Another important aspect of dehydration is electrolytes. This gets thrown around a ton with the sales of sports drinks, but really most of those have a ton of sugar. Electrolytes just are minerals that your body needs to function. Sodium is critical here.
One of the easiest things you can do to keep electrolytes correct is, once when you wake up and once when you go to bed, get an 8 oz glass of water, and put 1/2 a teaspoon of pink himalayan sea salt in it. Stir it up and drink it. That will give you all the electrolytes you need and set you up for success.
How much water do you drink a day?
