How Much Water do You Need to Drink?

[iacas]

27 minutes ago, Zeph said:

I trust the body to regulate the need itself.

It doesn't, though, and cognitive decline begins pretty early when water/dehydration are concerned.

[ChetlovesMer]

On 1/29/2024 at 5:39 PM, boogielicious said:

I drink a lot of water to avoid dehydration and cramping. I’ve always had issue with that. 

Me too. I tend to drink no less than 64 oz in the winter time. In the summer at least twice that. 
I'm prone to cramping and cramping sucks. So, I drink plenty of water. BTW - I've become increasingly prone to cramping as I've aged. Aging sucks also. 

 

On 4/25/2024 at 6:43 PM, Katler said:

Apparently dogs have taste buds for water and they like it. I don't think people like it as much as animals do.

Huh? 

I'd love to know where you got this information. Did you ask your dog? 

I'm not sure if I like or dislike the taste of water. It's water. It's one of the things that makes life on Earth possible. 

[saevel25]

34 minutes ago, iacas said:

It doesn't, though, and cognitive decline begins pretty early when water/dehydration are concerned.

Yep. It’s easy to get distracted during the day and hardly drink any water. Our bodies do not have a good systems to warn us early enough.

Some tips I like.

1. Drink 16+ ounces of water when you wake up. The body can lose 1-2 lbs of water weight overnight. You are already in the red.
2. If you know you are going to work out, or even walking 9 holes of golf. Drink water before hand and during the exertion. I was curious once, I did a 40 ish minute workout and I lost about 5 lbs of water weight. That is 80 ounces of water I need to replenish. Now I try to drink 24-36 ounces beforehand. 
3. Aim for half an ounce of fluid, per pound of bodyweight, per day. Note, this is baseline not taking into account exercise or strenuous activity. Also, if you eat non processed foods, you can get a good amount through diet. If you eat processed foods, you need to drink more during the day.

[snapfade]

7 hours ago, Vinsk said:

Not technically accurate. ‘Be Our Guest’ restaurant sells alcohol in MK.🙂

I never have and never will subject myself to that.

Speaking of hydration though, Thursday I will drink myself around EPCOT, clock-wise of course, then hop on a plane to the Philippines. I will be well hydrated,

Edited May 22, 2024 by snapfade

[WUTiger]

I have trouble with vertigo on occasion, but have gotten nutritional and biofeedback tips to keep it at bay.

Dehydration can help trigger v-like symptoms so one recommendation, along with maintaining overall hydration, is to start with 8 oz. of water early in the morning.

A meta-analysis on Golf As Physical Activity indicated that golf is rated as a moderately intensive physical activity. This scientific literature review came from the University of Edinburgh. The physical activity level ties into hydration.

A former university colleague was a marathon runner who had published a couple of articles on endurance training. He likewise said that golf was a moderate physical activity especially when the round stretched past  the two-hour mark. For hydration he recommended switching from water to electrolyte drink on the back nine (past two hour point of exercise) to prevent cramping. At the two-hour point of moderate activity, water starts flushing electrolytes out of the body, which can lead to fatigue and cramping. (I have had trouble with leg cramps in the past during exertion.)

During a round, I start out with water on the front nine and switch to sports drink on the back nine. If the day is unusually hot, I may drink 8 oz. of Pedialite concentrate before going to the course. Maintaining overall hydration plus on-course boosters keeps me going.

[saevel25]

1 hour ago, WUTiger said:

During a round, I start out with water on the front nine and switch to sports drink on the back nine. If the day is unusually hot, I may drink 8 oz. of Pedialite concentrate before going to the course. Maintaining overall hydration plus on-course boosters keeps me going.

It sucks to carry around a lot of water, but ideally it should be way more than we think. 

I buy those gallon jugs of water and hang them from my pushcart when I walk. I agree with the electrolytes as well. You don't just sweat out water, but you lose electrolytes as well. 

[boogielicious]

In an 18 hole round in the summer I will drink 3 bottle of water and two electrolyte drinks. I walk for most rounds. I used to race bicycles. On long races, 3+ hours, I couldn’t take in enough fluid and would cramp in the last hour. I ended up doing shorter races instead near the end of my racing days.