hydration

You should begin drinking water two hours before exercising. (Photo: Kat Borchat)

Keep Your Cool

Rehydrate During Summer Exercise It is the first hot and humid day of the summer. As a participant in a local road race, your training partner plans to push herself to achieve her best time. During the race, she runs well ahead of you and you notice she does not stop to take
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To prevent heat stroke, athletes should be properly hydrated before practice and take frequent water breaks in the shade. (Photo Daniel Friedman)

Keep Your Cool

Helping Athletes Beat Late-Summer Heat As the summer is coming to a close, preparations commence for the new school year: back-to-school shopping, learning new schedules and classes and preparing for the fresh curriculum that lies ahead. But for high school and middle school
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It is important to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day, especially on an active day. (Photo courtesy of visualphoto.com)

An Essential July 4th Tip

Make Or Break Holiday Festivities by Staying Hydrated The Fourth is nearly here, and we’ll all be spending it in our own way. Whether you’re on the Mall, at a backyard BBQ, on the beach or hiking the Appalachian Trail, there’s one thing we all need to have a happy Fourth —
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