Preventing A Charlie Horse

Hi Readers

I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but I didn’t know this information from Cardiologist Dr. Virend Somers.

Drinking water at certain times maximizes its effectiveness on the body
2 glasses of water after waking up – helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal – helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath – helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed – avoids stroke or heart attack
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Drinking water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse.

Many of us are active all day so we have a cup of coffee and maybe a sports drink, but less water than we should.

I remember going to a seminar where the guest speaker was far from interesting to listen to listen to but I still remember this from his talk.

To always have your water bottle with you and you will drink water more often.

So a poor talk to listen to has turned into 1 thing I tell all my athletes now.

In Vancouver we are lucky enough to be one of the only places in the world with fantastic drinking water fill up stations all over for free. I also recommend my athletes to have water filtration and dispensary systems in their homes to ensure they can access clean and healthy water regularly. If they don’t have one, I tell them to look at reviews like this Avalon Countertop Bottleless Water Dispenser Review before they buy one so they can find one that suits them the best.

Athletes need to drink well in advance of events, so as their trainer while traveling on a bus I will log how much water athletes are drinking and then see how good their performance is and log that as well.

When I first kept track of hydration over 23 weeks I could see a huge change in the athletes now wanting water without me saying anything.

Some of the athletes seemed to be less tired and had better recovery times and I noticed less weight fluctuation with many of them since hydration post exercise was a priority.

So carry a water bottle and continue to follow some basic hydration guidelines while training.

Our Moto is ” Easier to top up the tank than fill it ”

Mark O’Neill and Shelley Donald are both registered Health Professionals.

Email: oneillconditioning@hotmail.com

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