Hydration & Physical Performance: Avoiding Gym Burnout
When it comes to performing at ones peak being hydrated is key! Hydrated Muscles perform better, appear larger, and recover quicker. Whereas dehydration by just 2% of body mass impairs exercise performance and can lead to increased risk of injury, and muscle cramps. Further continuous dehydration leads to prolonged burnout and decreased performance levels in all avenues of life. This proves true in all forms of physical exertion, from physical labour, playing sports, to working out. Maintaining hydration during physical exertion is just as important as doing so before and after so make sure you’re still sipping your water bottle throughout everything you do!
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article-abstract/63/suppl_1/S14/1927743?login=false
Hydration & Fitness Recovery: Avoiding Fatigue
When it comes to recovering from a workout injury or even a hang over hydration proves key. It aids in reducing inflammation as well as lubricating damaged areas. Further water retention in muscles promotes healthy growth as well as aids in performing consistently. Sometimes an individual can eat all the right food, work out more than enough, and get adequate rest though they fail to see proportional results because they neglected healthy hydration habits. The times I know I am most burnt out at the gym are a result of being dehydrated. My energy levels are low, my focus is hazed, and I can notice that my muscles not only appear smaller than usual but also perform less efficiently. In an effort to stay avoiding gym burnout I recommend prioritizing hydration, diet, and rest alongside your regular physical efforts.
https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/hydration-guidelines_handout.pdf
Hydration & Digestion: Avoiding Malnutrition
Rest, diet, and hydration are important in avoiding gym burnout not only per their individual benefits but also per their collaborative ones. All the aforementioned components go hand in hand in determining the worth one gets out of their food. Being hydrated betters’ ones digestive ability to absorb nutrients and truly get their worth out of meals. Resting provides the body with more time to digest meals & repair itself in a calm state. Further hydration helps to regulate appetites and cravings aiding in ensuring one remains strict with their dieting goals, be it to lose or gain weight, in a healthy way. Lastly hydration aids in warding off nausea and other feelings of abdominal discomfort helping those who may struggle to obtain an appetite be more keen to eat.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378891466_Mealtime_Hydration’s_Impact_on_Digestion_An_Editorial_Article
Hydration & Mental Health: Avoiding Mental Exhaustion
It has been studied that many in the population suffer from mood and cognitive impairment to a degree due to mild dehydration. It ensures one is properly hydrated reducing the risk of mood swings, feeling slow, or as if one is on auto pilot. Further it detriments ones memory and attention span. Staying hydrated improves cognitive function as well as brain health and longevity as roughly 75% of the organ is made up of water. Hydration aids in reducing headaches, insomnia related behaviors, and even tendencies of depression. Given going to the gym is a mental battle keeping a strong and healthy mind is corner stone to avoiding gym burnout! Stay Happy, Healthy, and Hydrated!
https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article-abstract/73/suppl_2/83/1931019?login=false
Go With The Flow: Avoiding Gym Burnout
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