Drink Like a Fish While at the Office

It’s especially important to drink water throughout the workday. Office air is often dry and recycled so staying hyrdrated is critical to your health and skin.

Much of the time we feel hungry, it’s really our bodytelling us it’s thirsty.

More Benefits of Drinking Water Revealed

Many of us need to be consuming two or more litres a day. Did you know our body is more than 50% water?!? There are so many other benefits to drinking this healthy fluid.

• This magical beverage helps us control our calorie intake by filling us up. Many other liquid beverages add unwanted calories, sugar and fat to our diets. Extra calories will also be burned, by walking to the washroom more frequently! Remember to head to the furthest washroom from your desk to get extra steps in.
• The hydration water provides, gives us more energy to get through the workday.
• Water helps breakdown food so we can absorb more nutrients to stay healthier and illness-free.
• For those of you with achy knees and shoulders, you may be interested to know that this beverage also acts as a lubricant and shock absorber in our bodies.

5 Tips to Drink More Water Throughout Your Workday:

1. Start your day with a glass. Consume a full glass of water before you even touch your coffee. Believe me when I say water gives you more

Adding natural flavours to your water with fruit, cucumber or herbs will give you some variety in taste.

energy than coffee!

2. Always have a fun looking plastic water bottle on your desk, and keep it full. Carry it around with you to all of your meetings. Make a game of trying to consume half the bottle during each meeting.

3. Add natural flavours like lemon, lime, orange, cucumber or herbs to your water a couple of days a week to give you some variety in taste.

4. Drink a full glass of water with lunch, to help control your appetite and give you more energy to make it through the afternoon.

5. Track it! Tracking your water intake may show you how far off you are from the 2 litres a day most of us should be getting. I track my intake in my FitBit app.

To Sum it Up…

There are many health benefits to consuming water. It fills us up, gives us more energy and helps us absorb more nutrients. I’ve provided you with 5 tips above, to help you consume more of this beverage. What am I forgetting? I’m sure you have a few tips of your own to share below.