Formosa Fitness

You're probably not. This is something I'm seeing more and more of. Do you get cramps in your feet when you stretch? Little muscle jumps and twitches? Catch a cramp on the warmup? Get dizzy when you stand up too quickly?

All these are signs that you likely aren't drinking enough water. And this is very common.

Hard training requires that you give your body what it needs and no, contrary to popular perception, your body doesn't need Pepsi Cola. When you train hard and don't get adequate water, you're just asking for trouble. You'll start cramping, you will feel dizzy, and your recovery will be greatly slowed.

If you're going to make the effort to train hard, why sabotage your progress with something like this?

But how much is enough?

You're going to need around 2 liters of water (2000ml or around 68 ounces) a day to stay hydrated. Hard training and weather/climate may demand more or less water. So ask yourself: am I drinking 2000ml of WATER (not coffee, not Coke, not "juice" or anything else) a day?

If not, then I highly suggest buying one of these:

so that you can measure your water intake every day.

Take it from someone that knows first hand: working out hard and not drinking your water can be a very bad idea. Don't wait till you've developed a health problem to take water intake seriously.