How much water should you drink

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  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
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    Simple answer, Drink lots, especially when it's hot.
  • crackpotbaby
    crackpotbaby Posts: 1,297 Member
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    leaninsc wrote: »
    @lizery, fair points. I should say I don't think my trainer is blindly telling people to drink a gallon of water a day. We work out intensely, lift heavy, focus is on building muscle. It's not uncommon in the body building world to drink a gallon a day.

    Exactly ... for some people X amount is appropriate. For others it's not.

    Personally I drink 3-5 lt per day - so more than a gallon which is like 3.8kg - depending on heat and activity and I'm a 5'2'' 55kg (120lb) woman.
    For a similarly sized person that is likely to be too much.

    My point is that any advice regarding how much to drink, or how to measure hydration should be considered in the person's individual context.

    There are general guides, but certainly other factors to consider.

    As with pretty much everything in life, one size doesn't always fit all.

  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 9,964 Member
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    malibu927 wrote: »
    Lizarking wrote: »
    1. take the square root of your body weight in kilograms,
    2. then divide it by the current relative humidity.
    3. Add that number to the current temperature in celsius/10.
    4. Take your maintenance calories and divide them by the above number.
    5. subtract 1/2 of your age in years.
    6. times the number by .7 if you're a man, and .8 if you're a woman.
    7. That's how many ounces of water you need each day.

    or just drink when you're thirsty w/e

    Just for fun I did the math. My brain hurts. And I may drown.

    Me, too. Apparently I need to drink nearly four and a half gallons of water a day. I would have to live in the bathroom.

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