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Did you know that the greater majority of commercial health and fitness
clubs require a long-term contractual agreement that mandates a checking
account for them to debit each month? Well, what if you want to change gyms?
What if you are moving? Heck, what if you'd rather not give them access
to your social security number and checking account in the first place?
Here's some health and fitness news you can use! First, pay for your membership
in cash. Gyms crave cash. You'll save money in the long run, and can try
to broker a better deal since you're paying up front in cold hard cash.
Not only will this free you up from the health club's crazy gym contracts,
but your personal information is secured! Having a healthy and fitness-like
budget is great! Of most importance, you can pay the health & fitness
club in three-month installments, so if you ever want to cancel or go elsewhere
(or need a break from your fitness routine), it's no sweat!
Drinking Too Much Water
Drink Water But Not Too Much!
Any serious fitness center gym member will tell you no gym bag should be without the essential water bottle. After all, preventing dehydration is a core rule for sustaining a productive and fun working out. Drink water, lots of it, to replenish the loss during exercise.
According to recent research, though, it's possible that exercisers are endangering their health by drinking too much water, which can be as bad as drinking too little. USA Track and Field has introduced new guidelines regarding water consumption. They're urging anybody who jogs, cycles, or power walks on a regular basis to limit the amount of water they drink, being careful not to over-hydrate. According to Dr. David Martin, a Georgia State University exercise physiologist, a lot of people who are taking up running for the first time are being told they can't drink too much water, to be sure to carry water to drink, and not to worry about the heat. Says Dr. Martin, “That's wrong, wrong, wrong.”
British physician Dr. Dan Tunstall-Pedoe agrees that drinking water at every opportunity can cause serious problems like hyponatraemia or water intoxication. This leads to diluted sodium and electrolytes in the blood, which in turn causes dizziness and respiratory distress. Some people can collapse as a result. Not only is it untrue that you can't drink enough when you work out, it is fairly easy to overdo the water.
This doesn't advocate a ban on fluid replacement during workouts. Heavy activity can mean a loss of almost a quart of body fluid through sweat, more in hot weather. Lost body fluid should be replaced gradually, by taking sips of water, not gulps. Drinking about a quarter of a pint of water for every hour of exercise won't replace everything you lose, but it will keep a more healthy fluid balance. An easy way to determine fluid balance is to weigh yourself before and after exercising. Any weight loss you see immediately is not fat, it's fluid, and you need to put it back.
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