Water

Random thought of the week: am I drinking enough water?

During the summer months, it is easier to consume and drink water...it is hot outside, you sweat, and your body tells you it needs water... but when late fall and winter rolls around, the cues that remind you to drink water in the summer are no longer there.

I was on a run a few days ago, and the temperature is definitely getting colder...for example, it was just a mere 17 degrees on Monday but "felt like only 3!"  When I got back from my run, I did my usual stretching and took a shower, only to realize afterwards that I still hadn't had anything to drink.... I compared that to in the summer when I would run, and when I would get back I'd immediately go for a tall glass of h2o and even after that, it wouldn't take long for me to refill it.

I am a person who loves to drink water. When I used to be in school, I would always have to have a water bottle sitting at my table with me to help me focus and stay energized. Drinking water is important for so many reasons:

1. Drinking water is GREAT for your skin: Not drinking enough can lead to dry skin, so make sure you drink water to keep your skin moisturized and reduce that chance of wrinkles!

2.  Drinking water helps you lose weight: It suppresses your appetite, making you eat less. Water also prevents fluid retention and helps your body burned stored fat. Your organs including your liver and kidney will work more efficiently, flushing toxins from your body.

3. Drinking water makes you stronger: Water carries oxygen to your muscles so when you are working out, you can work longer before you feel tired.

4. Drinking water makes you smarter: Water also carries oxygen to your brain. Drinking plenty of water enables your brain to get more oxygen!

5. Drinking water helps your joints: it keeps them strong, and the moisture helps them stay flexible.
(Information retrieved from fitday.com)

These are just 5 of the amazing reasons it is important to be drinking water in your daily life. How do you make sure you drink enough water? Do you feel like it makes a difference when you drink a lot one day compared to a day where you don't get enough aqua in your body?

"We never know the worth of water, until the well is dry." -Thomas Fuller