How to Drink More Water Every Day
Understand how much water you should plan on drinking every day., Carry water with you., Develop reminders., Lobby for a watercooler in your office., Prepare flavored water in advance.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Understand how much water you should plan on drinking every day.
The Institute of Medicine recommends an average of
3.7 liters (125 ounces) per day for healthy adult men and
2.7 liters (91 ounces) per day for healthy adult women, allowing adjustments for activity and health levels, climate and elevation, and the amount of water consumed from food and other drinks.
Keeping in mind that 20 percent of daily water intake typically comes from food and 80 percent of water intake typically comes from a combination of plain water and other beverages, the amount of plain water you need to drink every day for optimal hydration will vary.
Perhaps the most important factor to successfully increasing your daily water intake is making it easier for you to drink water.
Try some of these suggestions to make it a cinch to up your daily consumption of water. -
Step 2: Carry water with you.
Having your own water supply on hand makes drinking water a no-brainer.
Slip a reusable water bottle into your purse, gym bag, desk drawer, or car, and be sure to refill it regularly.
Having accessible water makes you more likely to sip on water instead of soda or other drinks and can provide a visual cue to drink more water.
One way to do that is chugging a bottle of water right when you wake up. , Try setting alarms or computer reminders that tell you to drink water once per hour, or decide on a few personal “triggers” for drinking water.
Triggers to sip water can be routine activities such as receiving a phone call, passing a drinking fountain, stretching during work or workouts, hearing someone say your name, or watching commercial breaks during television programs.
Other ideas include substituting or adding water for a coffee or tea break, or replacing your lunch beverage with water.
This includes water into your routine without making a special break for it. , If you have a watercooler or purified drinking system available to you and in close proximity throughout the work day, you may be more likely to grab a glass of water than to head to the kitchen to refill your coffee cup. , Having a large pitcher of pre-flavored or purified water in your home refrigerator makes it easy to refill your water bottle every morning or to grab a glass of water at each home meal. -
Step 3: Develop reminders.
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Step 4: Lobby for a watercooler in your office.
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Step 5: Prepare flavored water in advance.
Detailed Guide
The Institute of Medicine recommends an average of
3.7 liters (125 ounces) per day for healthy adult men and
2.7 liters (91 ounces) per day for healthy adult women, allowing adjustments for activity and health levels, climate and elevation, and the amount of water consumed from food and other drinks.
Keeping in mind that 20 percent of daily water intake typically comes from food and 80 percent of water intake typically comes from a combination of plain water and other beverages, the amount of plain water you need to drink every day for optimal hydration will vary.
Perhaps the most important factor to successfully increasing your daily water intake is making it easier for you to drink water.
Try some of these suggestions to make it a cinch to up your daily consumption of water.
Having your own water supply on hand makes drinking water a no-brainer.
Slip a reusable water bottle into your purse, gym bag, desk drawer, or car, and be sure to refill it regularly.
Having accessible water makes you more likely to sip on water instead of soda or other drinks and can provide a visual cue to drink more water.
One way to do that is chugging a bottle of water right when you wake up. , Try setting alarms or computer reminders that tell you to drink water once per hour, or decide on a few personal “triggers” for drinking water.
Triggers to sip water can be routine activities such as receiving a phone call, passing a drinking fountain, stretching during work or workouts, hearing someone say your name, or watching commercial breaks during television programs.
Other ideas include substituting or adding water for a coffee or tea break, or replacing your lunch beverage with water.
This includes water into your routine without making a special break for it. , If you have a watercooler or purified drinking system available to you and in close proximity throughout the work day, you may be more likely to grab a glass of water than to head to the kitchen to refill your coffee cup. , Having a large pitcher of pre-flavored or purified water in your home refrigerator makes it easy to refill your water bottle every morning or to grab a glass of water at each home meal.
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