Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Training Tip #12: Stay hydrated!

Staying hydrated is absolutely important for normal physiological function, especially in the brain.

Brain is 85% water (body is 70%) and when one is dehydrated, the brain may have trouble remembering things--at any age.

Furthermore, staying hydrated does the following things, which are crucial in especially the workouts lasting more than two hours:

• Maintains your body temperature (especially when RAAM goes through the southwest deserts)
• Aids in digestion (the riders and crew will be racing hard 24/7 for 7-8 days, so everybody on the team need to be able to digest food round the clock)
• Metabolizes fat (better than muscle cannibalization!)
• Transports nutrients throughout your body
• Flushes toxic waste from your body
• Keeps you looking and feeling young (the ladies who will be hammering on their bicycles averaged over 50 years old, but they surely are young!)

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