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water intake

bricker06
bricker06 Posts: 316
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
ok question for you. i work out for 90 mins yesterday, drank my 8 glasses like normal but was up atleast 8-10 times during the night. usually i only work out 30 mins, and am up 2 times. is this normal? and if you exercise more does your body naturaly detox with water alone?

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  • bricker06
    bricker06 Posts: 316
    ok question for you. i work out for 90 mins yesterday, drank my 8 glasses like normal but was up atleast 8-10 times during the night. usually i only work out 30 mins, and am up 2 times. is this normal? and if you exercise more does your body naturaly detox with water alone?
  • Jillian
    Jillian Posts: 88
    I notice that I am going to the bathroom more during the day. But I have finished my eight glasses of water by 6pm. Are you drinking water up til you go to bed?
  • berthe63
    berthe63 Posts: 4
    I have been told that it is necessary to drink 8 glasses in order for the kidneys to flush out the wastes in the body that are the result of diet and exercise. I also find that I have to go more that I did but the weight is coming off. I have a natural tendency to retain fluid so it was scary to dring 8 glasses. Now I find no swelling in my ankles at the end of the day, something is working.
  • bricker06
    bricker06 Posts: 316
    my water intake is done by 6-7. this doesnt happen every night but way more when i workout longer.
  • ionaxxx
    ionaxxx Posts: 17
    this is normal, if you are not so used to doing the longer workouts then it will take your body a while to adjust to the new workout=water intake ratio. if you are enjoying working out longer, then persever with drinking no less than 8 glasses even if it means getting up to pee, your body will soon get used to it. :drinker:
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    8 to 10 times a night is not normal. It it continues I would see a doctor. I drink until I go to bed, I even have a cup of tea right before I go to bed and never get up during the night. I would think 1 or 2 times would be okay, but anything more than that I would talk to a doctor about it.
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