A study found that the majority of adults are chronically dehydrated, with a lot of us only drinking 1 glass of water a day! Hydration is crucial for the human body, it keeps us energised, flushes out nasty toxins, it aids bowl function, it keeps our skin looking healthy.
- Set an alarm
- Set an alarm for every 15 minutes reminding you to take a sip. It may annoy your colleagues, but at least you will be hydrated!
- Write times on bottle
- Don’t want to annoy the people in the office? Try writing times on a bottle, or buy a bottle that already has the times written on it, drink at the allocated times
- Drink through a straw
- You can drink faster!
- Flavour the water with fruit
- Don’t like the taste of water? Buy a fruit infuser or simply add some fruit to your bottle – we like lemon and lime best :D
- Get a gallon water bottle
- Set yourself a goal of drinking it all in one day
- Drink 500ml with every meal
- Every meal you have, pour yourself 500ml of water and make sure you finish it!
- Use an app
- There are loads of water tracking apps out there, we like Hydro Coach best
- Get a digital water bottle
- Take it a step further and get yourself a digital water bottle. We use https://hidratespark.com/ it glows to remind you to drink and tracks your consumption on an app
- Take a sip of water every time you have a rest when working out
- Staying hydrated when working out is crucial for performance so make sure you take a sip of water during each rest.
