The Importance of Hydration

Why Hydrate?

• Being hydrated keeps your blood at the right consistency and volume for oxygen delivery to muscles, removal of waste, proper hormone distribution, and lower heart rate when exercising. 

• Dehydration reduces blood oxygen levels which reduces both athletic and cognitive performance

• Dehydration can cause health complications  like reduction in muscle mass, low blood oxygen levels, and liver damage.

• Heat stroke caused by dehydration is a leading cause of death and disability among high school students, which leads to 4,000 hospital emergency room visits in the U.S. per year.

hOW TO TELL IF yOU ARE dEHYDRATED?

• When a person feels thirsty, they are already dehydrated.

• Urine color, conductivity, and specific gravity can be used to determine dehydration.  

• Symptoms include: increased thirst, dry mouth, weakness, dizziness, palpitations, confusion, fainting, inability to sweat, and decrease urine output. 

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