Getting In Your Water

January 10th, 2014 by

At LBC we believe that being hydrated is important because having too little water can result in decrements in physical performance and cognitive function as well having an impact on your skin, fluid retention, and gastrointestinal health.

As a result, we often recommend that our clients get in about 4L of water per day. Of course, many who are not used to drinking this much water have a difficult time getting it in.

My suggestion is to set benchmarks during the day to get in certain amounts so you don’t end up having 3L left to go at bedtime.

For example, I recommend that clients get in 1L at breakfast, 2L by lunch, 3L by dinner, and 4L by bedtime. In many cases, that seems to help.