Watch What Water Weighs

I know you guys typically see me harp on drinking a gallon a day. Let me clarify something. As an athlete, trainer, service member, gym-goer or rigorous job holder it is suggested that you drink an additional 12oz per half hour of training. What is truly needed on a day to day basis is half your body weight and switch pounds to ounces. For those high energy people its suggested 12 additional ounces because in the midst of your pushing out that energy, your water levels are decreasing as well. So not only do you need your daily intake but you need your replacement water as well.

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Want to know how much water you should specifically drink?

(186 / 2) + (12*3) = oz.

93+36= oz.

129oz - Any day I workout, I should drink 129oz of water.

93oz - Any day I do not workout, I should drink 93oz of water.

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Why should everyone target 1 gallon? While you may target that gallon and come up short at times, 9 times out of 10 you will have at least passed your 1/2 gallon requirement for the day.

Does your water intake, increase weight loss? The simple answer is yes. An increased intake of water will result in accelerated weight loss. Now don't take the word accelerated and put it in the terms of Flash Gordon. Think of it more like the Tortoise and the Hare. Slow and steadily the increased water consumption raised the amount of calories burned during the resting energy expenditure (Dennis, 2014). Having 16oz of water before each meal also leads to greater weight loss. Weight loss in a person who drinks water versus one who doesn't drink water is increased by 44%.

So remember when applying this that any typical person can average losing 1lb a week. Now with an increased water intake, a person with the same routine can avg. 1.4lbs a week.

Now take that to a 6 month time frame and your looking at 26 lbs. for the typical person who is not drinking water, versus 36 1/2lbs that would be averaged by the water drinking individual.

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9 best times to drink water?

- After Waking up

- Before Working out

- After Working out

- Half hour before a meal

- Before a bath

- Before going to sleep

- Sick

- Tired

- Protecting yourself around infected and sick people (#BeatCoronavirus)