Wowwwing Wednesdays!!!!!!!!

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Wowwwing Wednesdays!!!!!!!!
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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 7:51am
Can you believe its the middle of the week? Just love when we start the work week on a Tuesday!

So who is going to wow us today with a new challenge or a wonderful idea?

Now I find it very hard to believe that I am the first one on the board, two days is a row. LOL, I am sure you are all doing your exercise while I mearly sit here and sip my morning tea and talk the talk. Now I need to walk the walk........literally!

Deb

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 11:19am
I heard recently that "your daily dose of H2O" is the equivalent of half your body weight in ounces. When you think that there actually is such a thing as too much water ( a Boston Marathoner from 2 or 3 years ago actually died from overdoing it with the water during the race), it almost makes sense. Obviously, you need more if you're an exerciser/runner, but I think the measurement for a non-workout day is pretty fair.

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 12:34pm
That makes sense to me Donna.

Shar

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 12:42pm
Good morning ladies.

It's a bit of a grey dreary day in our neck of the woods. I'm hoping the weather breaks and the sun comes out this afternoon. As much as we need the rain, I would love the pick me up from the sunshine.

Had a nice evening out last night. I went to an executive meeting for the preschool Max will be attending next year. I already knew some of the ladies there and it was very pleasant to go out and socialize with adults! We had an absolutely delicious potluck dinner and I even managed to pass on all the great desserts that were there! I was very inspired too! The home that we were at was wonderful. Now I'm eager to get busy on our redecorating plans.

Planning an UB workout today and then walking over to kindergarten to pick up ds.

Have a great day ladies.

Shar

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 3:01pm





You Can Drink Too Much Water


Patrick J. Bird, Ph.D.
Keeping Fit
Column 725
2000


Q. I am a runner and would like to know whether it is possible to drink too much water?


A. Yes, there is a condition known as "water intoxication." It is usually associated with long distance events like running and cycling. And it’s not an unusual problem. For example, water intoxication was reported in 18% of marathon runners and in 29% of the finishers in a Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in studies published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise respectively.


What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.


The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.


Enough, but not too much. The fluid requirement for the majority of endurance athletes, under most conditions, is about 8 to 16 ounces per hour. There is considerable variation here, of course, due to individual sweating rates, body size and weight, heat and humidity, and running speed, and other factors. Still, much more than this amount of fluid is, in most instances, probably physiologically excessive as well as uncomfortable, as liquid sloshes around in the gut during the activity.


One way to test if you are drinking too much water is to compare your body weight before and after a long run. Normally, people lose weight during the course of a distance event. But over-hydrated individuals typically either gain weight or maintain their starting weight. It is interesting to note, too, that this problem tends to be more of a concern with slower runners, because they are exercising at a lower intensity, and therefore have a lower fluid requirement. Also, the slower runner has more opportunity to consume fluid.


End Note: Water intoxication is a problem not only among athletes. For instance, it has become one of the most common causes of serious heat illness in the Grand Canyon. Some people hiking the canyon drink large amounts of water and do not eat enough food to provide for electrolyte (salt, potassium) replacement and energy. Fears of dehydration has led to a mistaken belief that the safe thing to do is to drink as much and as often as possible. But even with drinking water, there can be too much of a good thing.



Rhonda


Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.

       ~~Rhonda~~


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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 4:00pm
Thanks, Nancy, I will. I'm sure ds will have a nice time at the game with his friend.

I'll let you know how Steinmart is in tomorrow's post.

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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 4:09pm

"Water Intoxication" -- Here's a good article I saved from a couple of years ago.








You Can Drink Too Much Water



Patrick J. Bird, Ph.D.
Keeping Fit
Column 725
2000


Q. I am a runner and would like to know whether it is possible to drink too much water?


A. Yes, there is a condition known as "water intoxication." It is usually associated with long distance events like running and cycling. And it’s not an unusual problem. For example, water intoxication was reported in 18% of marathon runners and in 29% of the finishers in a Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in studies published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise respectively.


What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.


The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.


Enough, but not too much. The fluid requirement for the majority of endurance athletes, under most conditions, is about 8 to 16 ounces per hour. There is considerable variation here, of course, due to individual sweating rates, body size and weight, heat and humidity, and running speed, and other factors. Still, much more than this amount of fluid is, in most instances, probably physiologically excessive as well as uncomfortable, as liquid sloshes around in the gut during the activity.


One way to test if you are drinking too much water is to compare your body weight before and after a long run. Normally, people lose weight during the course of a distance event. But over-hydrated individuals typically either gain weight or maintain their starting weight. It is interesting to note, too, that this problem tends to be more of a concern with slower runners, because they are exercising at a lower intensity, and therefore have a lower fluid requirement. Also, the slower runner has more opportunity to consume fluid.


End Note: Water intoxication is a problem not only among athletes. For instance, it has become one of the most common causes of serious heat illness in the Grand Canyon. Some people hiking the canyon drink large amounts of water and do not eat enough food to provide for electrolyte (salt, potassium) replacement and energy. Fears of dehydration has led to a mistaken belief that the safe thing to do is to drink as much and as often as possible. But even with drinking water, there can be too much of a good thing.




       ~~Rhonda~~


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Wed, 06-02-2004 - 4:10pm
Sorry for the duplication. The first one didn't show up until I posted it again.

Rhonda


Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.

       ~~Rhonda~~


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