What are the benefits of coffee?

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Coffee can do a lot for you, good and bad!

The Good:

  1. Could increase your metabolic rate, making weight loss easier and faster.
  2. Can give you a boost when doing short term, high intensity exercise.
  3. Increases your oxygen requirement during a workout (Which in turn increases your metabolism).
  4. Improves mental alertness.
  5. Coffee reduces the perception of fatigue.
  6. Scientists have found that consuming two cups of coffee about an hour before exercise can boost your performance. It does this by encouraging your body to burn less glycogen and more fat.

The Bad:

  1. Coffee can be a diuretic (you go to the toilet more often). And if you go too often then you may be loosing essential potassium, sodium, Vitamin B1 and magnesium.
  2. Caffeine in large quantities can cause insomnia, nervousness, headaches and other health problems.

Facts about Water

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  1. We lose about 3 liters or 2 and 1/2 quarts of water a day through perspiration. During exercise, a body can lose 2-3 liters of water in an hour!
  2. 80% of heat loss is achieved through perspiration; without this, the body would overheat.
  3. Water is in saliva that mixes with the food you eat.
  4. Every cell in our body contains water.
  5. Water helps deliver oxygen to our muscles.
  6. Water is in inhaled and exhaled air.
  7. Muscle is about 70% water.
  8. Nasal mucus is 95% water, and necessary to protect against pollen, viruses, and bacteria.
  9. Water acts as a solvent in our bodies- carrying nutrients to cells, and wastes away.
  10. Water is a major player in the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the digestive system, the excretory system, and the regulatory system.

How much water should I drink per day?

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Over half of your body weight is water and we are constantly loosing the stuff. Every day we loose water through our breath, perspiration, urine and bowel movements.

Most advocates agree that approximately 2 liters (6 to 7 glasses) of water is the minimum needed to maintain hydration. (You get extra from the foods you eat).

But, this recommendation doesn’t seem to have any basis in science. At best, It’s an average, and like all averages it doesn’t take everyone into account. Follow these tips and find out how much YOU need:

  1. Drink little and often throughout the day.
  2. If your urine is clear, you’re fully hydrated.
  3. Make a note of how much you’re drinking, in what situation and how much it took to get fully hydrated.

Also!

  1. If it’s hot or your exercising, drink more.
  2. Drinking too much (especially all in one go) can cause you a lot of problems!
  3. But drinking too little can also lead to Dehydration.