Tips for Staying Hydrated in Summer

With Summer comes high temperatures and excessive sun exposure, which may leave you feeling and looking exhausted. It’s important to keep hydrated, but this extends far beyond simply drinking water regularly (though this is very important) while you relax by the pool. This article will give you a few tips on staying hydrated in a holistic way.

Reading this guide can help you stay hydrated this Summer

Water-Rich Diet Changes

Drinking water regularly is of course an often-emphasized health tip. Water helps your body run smoothly; it benefits your circulation, aids digestion, helps maintain body temperature and improves the transport of required nutrients. It also helps your skin, kidneys and muscles stay healthy.

To support your body getting enough water intake, you can also include moisture-rich food and drinks into your diet. Drinking anything like juice, coffee or milk is always helpful as long as you avoid alcohol, which is a diuretic that causes your body to remove fluid from your blood quicker than most other liquids. Water-rich foods are primarily fruits and vegetables that include:

• Cucumber: Cucumbers are very low on calories but high in hydration, and contain useful nutrients like fiber, Vitamin K and Vitamin A.
• Tomatoes: Tomatoes are juicy, moisture-rich, and very versatile. You can include them in salads, sauces or sandwiches for some quick refreshment.
• Lettuce: This vegetable is 95% water, which means salads can be an amazing way to avoid dehydration.
• Apples: 86% water content makes apples a tasty hydrating snack option.
• Watermelon: Unsurprisingly, given their name, watermelons contain a juicy 92% water.
• Peaches: Peaches are very filling, so they can be a good choice if you’re trying to avoid snacking too often. They are 85% water.
• Zucchini: 90% water, this vegetable is also fiber-rich, making it a perfect digestion boost.

Other foods like broths and soups are also moisture rich, as well as very versatile, so you can enjoy them with many varied ingredients to keep you fresh. You may also try some existing favorites; coffee and tea, in their cold, iced versions for an added boost.

Tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers are packed with moisture, so salads are a great hydration option

Prepare for Strenuous Activities

Staying hydrated isn’t just about water intake, but about avoiding excessive water loss too. Going out for a walk? Heading to the gym? Spending a spa day by the pool? These activities all have a dehydrating effect on your body and can expose you to Summer’s intense heat. This means you have to prepare yourself by hydrating yourself beforehand, during and afterwards. Always keep a bottle of water with you, no matter how long you will spend outside, in case you begin to feel tired or get stuck in the sun. 

Additionally, always apply sunscreen before leaving your home. The sun’s rays can cause permanent dehydration and damage, leading to premature aging and sagging. Wear loose, light clothing to help reflect some heat and try to stick to the shade, both of which will reduce water loss through sweating. Sunglasses with U.V. protection also help protect you from dry eyes, squinting and premature eye wrinkles.

When you arrive home from strenuous activities, a cool shower helps wash away sweat, reduce your body temperature and rehydrate your skin.

Sunscreen is one of the best tools in your arsenal to protect yourself from Summer skin damage

Reinvigorating Your Skin

Your skin can feel especially dry, irritated and dull in the Summer, especially if you have dry skin. Skin will benefit from any source of water intake to stay hydrated, but using moisturising products is very important to replenish hydration lost as sweat or stripped away after you shower. It’s also important not to forget that your body, as well as your face, require hydrating products. Products should ideally be applied right after you shower, since your skin will be more absorbent at that time. Many products become more effective when applied morning and evening, so read the recommended use on each one.

Using exfoliators regularly also helps clear away dry, dead skin and sweat, preventing clogged pores and improving your skin’s fresh appearance.

Exfoliating products prevent clogged pores and reveal brighter skin

concluding

​There are many ways to improve your water intake and reduce water loss, and we hope that some of the tips we provided are helpful to you. Preventing dehydration is even more important during the Summer months to protect yourself from exhaustion, heatstroke and premature aging.

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