Does workout water count?

Grandysl
Grandysl Posts: 189
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I do a lot of cardio and sweat a ton! (I change socks 2-3 times during a sesion becasue they get soaked). I have a 20oz bottle that I usually go through 2 times during my workout. I used to not drink anything during my workouts, but as summer approached and my sessions got more intense I needed to. Since I had not been drinking during workouts I never worried if I should count it in my daily consumption or not.

Do you count water you drink during workouts? I almost feel like I am freaking even becxause of tthe the amount of sweat I produce.

Thanks for your opinions.

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    All h2O counts.
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    There's a simpler way. When you pee, check the color. If it's pale yellow, you're good. If it's bright yellow or darker than pale yellow, you need more water.

    When in doubt, drink more (within reason, you certainly don't want to drink a half gallon of water all at once or more than about 2-3 gallons a day without some thought toward electrolyte levels!).
  • lunamare
    lunamare Posts: 569 Member
    Yes and no. I count my workout water but I almost always drink an extra 4 - 6 cups on the days that I workout over the 8-10 that we "should" drink.
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Okay... NOW I've seen every question.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I do a lot of cardio and sweat a ton! (I change socks 2-3 times during a sesion becasue they get soaked). I have a 20oz bottle that I usually go through 2 times during my workout. I used to not drink anything during my workouts, but as summer approached and my sessions got more intense I needed to. Since I had not been drinking during workouts I never worried if I should count it in my daily consumption or not.

    Do you count water you drink during workouts? I almost feel like I am freaking even becxause of tthe the amount of sweat I produce.

    Thanks for your opinions.

    You need to buy better socks. That's kind of disgusting.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    EVERYTHING you drink "counts."
  • Grandysl
    Grandysl Posts: 189
    I need to figure how to sweat less!

    I know I drink enough, but some of my friends get on me when I dont log it or they dont think I drink enough. I fighured the 60 oz almost make the daily "magic number."
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    are you asking if you need to drink more water on days when you sweat/exercise? the answer is yes.

    take the extreme example of hiking all day through a desert. you are going to need a lot more water that day than a nrmal day.
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