We all know we’re supposed to drink a lot of water but as I get closer and closer to the big event and my training regiment gets even more stringent, keeping hydrated is so key to my performance for so many different reasons. It’s not about soda or diet drinks or anything like that. It’s good old H20 that keeps the engine running. Why? ONE…the recommendation is 64 oz. a day and I don’t go to bed until I get a gallon of the good stuff in to keep flushing toxins and lactic acid from my workouts out of my system. TWO…since I’m on a restricted diet, it helps to make me feel fuller and more satiated. THREE…the kind of water I drink is alkaline, which helps keep my body’s pH balance. Why alkaline? It’s the essence of balance.
I’ll let you in on something…Our bodies are 70% water and our blood is 94% of the magical stuff. That means if you’re drinking water less than 7.0 pH – which most of the water available on the market today is in the 5-6 range – you could be sending your body into a tizzy. I drink a water that’s got a pH of 9.5 and it actually helps to detox my system and hyrdates at the cellular level. I have a special filter at home that makes this water and I fill a 64 oz. jug of it and take it to work with me. There’s also a company that distributes it here locally (If you’re interested, I can hook you up!) and I swear by it.
Staying really hydrated is so critical, whether you’re training for a competition or trying to lose weight. It’s clean and it helps keep me lean.
After all, we are what we eat…and drink.