WATER

        More than half of your body weight is water. Water in your body is found in all types of tissues. It is in your organs, in your blood and in your bones. It is very important and that's why you have plenty of it in your body.

        The water in your body serves as lubricants for your joints, it helps to keep your body temperature steady and gives a way or a path to move nutrients around your body and helps remove wastes. With all of the benefits water provides, it's clear to see why you need to keep your body well-hydrated. This need is mostly important during exercise, w/c causes the loss of water in the body through sweat and increased evaporation from heavy breathing. 

        I am sure that you are aware of feeling thirsty when you do your exercise. It is a sign that your body needs water but if you only drink adequate amount of water to satisfy that thirst, it might not be adequate to recover the amount of water that you lost. This may lead you to dehydration, which is a state in w/c the body has lost a very large amount of water. Even a slight case of dehydration can greatly affect your performance when you exercise.

        If you lose more fluids, it can decrease the volume of your blood. This will make your body deliver oxygen and nutrients to your muscles much harder, further lessens your exercise performance. When your blood gets low in volume, it also diminishes blood flow going to your skin, and it makes your body to have difficulty in releasing heat. When your inner body heats up, then you are at risk of suffering a body-heat related illnesses.

        So drink a lot of water! When you're dehydrated, it can really hamper your athletic activities, will slow you down and makes you harder to lift weights. Exercise demands an additional water intake, so be sure to drink before, during and after exercise.