Water is very important in keeping your body healthy.
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Water serves many purposes in your body including keeping blood clean, keeping skin soft and stretchy, and cooling you off when you become overheated.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( r( C$ X' P. W: `( {- Y
When you exercise, water is most important in cooling.公仔箱論壇) @/ _6 p: p* {( I- E0 ?
Water is used in what we call the perspiration process.
# B" J: ~) `0 v公仔箱論壇The perspiration works like this: first the body uses water to produce sweat; then the sweat on the skin evaporates (or dries up), when the sweat dries, it cools off the body.
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On humid days (when it feels sticky and wet outside), the perspiration process may not work well enough to keep your body cool, since the sweat we make doesn’t dry up as well.
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        Eight glasses looks like a lot of water for one day, but don’t forget, milk and juice count too.公仔箱論壇6 r& r& a! K0 V6 v0 H
Sports drinks also count, but not drinks with caffeine.- {: T0 {* i" H, @: Q, i1 A7 n
Drinks with caffeine, like soda, force more water to leave your body, so there isn’t as much water to help cool your body. 公仔箱論壇5 D% x) t& t5 a' t/ s; D
 Here are some simple ways to drink water throughout the day:公仔箱論壇/ Q* Y! N/ u3 U$ S# n
 1 glass with each meal
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 1 glass after you exercise
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Keeping yourself hydrated is especially important when exercising. Follow these tips to prevent dehydration. Before exercise: An athlete should drink about 1 to 2 glasses (10-14 oz) of cold water 1-2 hours before activity and a little more than 1 glass (10 oz) of cold water 10-15 minutes before activity.
5 A2 x8 T D3 ]+ |6 Y: [www2.tvboxnow.comDuring exercise:tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 i k& t9 ?+ [: {: w& i9 O' ^
An athlete should drink about half a glass (3-4 oz) of cold water every 15 minutes.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 S+ D0 K- Y) v4 V$ ~
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. L/ K' J1 H- y# {% Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAn athlete should drink 2 glasses (16 oz) of cold water for every pound of body weight loss. If no weight was lost an athlete still needs at least 2 glasses to stay hydrated.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# f3 x0 E0 G6 |3 ]2 h: u) [$ _% ^) \
" H0 v. ^* b3 B: L* zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。All individuals should drink water BEFORE they are thirsty because the thirst response occurs after dehydration has already taken effect in the body. |
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