How Much Water Should You Drink?

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How Much Water Should You Drink?
Did You Hear About This?

A Sacramento, CA radio station held a contest called "No
Wee for a Wii." It was a water drinking contest to see how
much the contestants could drink without going to the
bathroom. Ultimately the 2nd place winner (Jennifer
Strange) paid with her life! Yes, you can actually die
from drinking too much water.

As early as 1601, Tycho Brahe (an early astronomer) was
though to have died from straining his bladder. It had
been said that to leave the banquet before it concluded
would be the height of bad manners, and so he remained, and
that his bladder, stretched to its limit, developed an
infection which he later died of. Later evidence suggested
this might not be the case.

There are several other notorious cases in which infants,
runners and a fraternity hazing lead to deaths from water
intoxication.

While this is another sad story, it's clear that for many
years, Americans have been told by the media and doctors
that we are dehydrated. We need to drink more water!

Many times such things lead to scare tactic websites and
total confusion. Which is why I think the following chart
may help you to SAFELY determine how much water you need to
stay properly hydrated for your activity without over
consumption.

* this chart is meant to be a guide not an absolute *

This chart is courtesy of the ISSA www.issaonline.com

Recommended Water Intake:

Step 1 Select an appropriate need factor.

Need Factors

0.5 -- Sedentary no sports or training
0.6 -- Jogger or light fitness training
0.7 -- Sports participation or moderate training 3 times a
week
0.8 -- Moderate daily weight training or aerobic training
0.9 -- Heavy weight training daily
1.0 -- Heavy weight training daily plus sports training or
"2-a-day" training

Step 2 Multiply weight (in pounds) by the appropriate need
factor to arrive at the recommended water intake in ounces
per day.

Example 1 120 pounds x 0.6 = 72 ounces per day
Example 2 200 pounds x 0.7 =140 ounces per day

We recommend that you drink water eight to twelve times per
day.

Example 1 72 ounces per day divided by 10 glasses = 7.2
ounces per glass
Example 2 140 ounces per day divided by 12 glasses = 11.7
ounces per glass

My prayers go out to the family and the 3 children Jennifer
left behind. It was a sad story. Hopefully, thru word of
mouth and this chart, it might be prevented in the future.

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