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The Importance of Drinking Water

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Importance of Drinking Water: Man Water CoolerMost of us consume a variety of beverages throughout the day; we usually start each morning with coffee, consume sports drinks after exercise, or indulge in some of our favourite soda drinks from time to time. But how often do we drink water?

According to a study done by Brita, 78% of Canadians agree that they should be drinking more water than they do. As a matter of fact, the study found that less than 50% of Canadians are actually drinking the daily recommended intake!

So, why is water so important for us?

According to WebMD here are benefits of drinking the daily recommended amount:

Helps Maintain Body Fluids

Water is essential in the creation of saliva, transportation of nutrients and maintenance of body temperature.

Helps Control Calories

If you’re working hard to limit calorie intake, replacing soda or sugar-heavy beverages with water will do wonders for your goals.

Energizes Muscles

Dehydration can lead to an imbalance of fluids in your muscles, forcing the electrolytes to contract and for muscles to feel fatigued.

Keeps Skin Looking Good

Our skin has a lot of water in it. Aside from using lotions and moisturizers, drinking plenty of water can help keep it looking healthy.

Helps Kidneys

Kidneys help cleanse our body of toxins and drinking plenty of water aids that process.

Maintains Normal Bowel Function

Getting the right amount of water can help eliminate constipation as it keeps things flowing in your gastrointestinal tract.

How to Balance Exercise, Work and Family

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For majority of adults, incorporating any sort of exercise routine that will yield desirable results is often challenging. Most of a regular day is spent at work, and with the overwhelming popularity of sedentary jobs, few of us get the necessary activity required for a healthy lifestyle. The remaining time is often used to balance family, friends and responsibilities. Hence why it may be hard to stick to a serious exercise routine or achieve a long-term training goal.

Exercising at the Office - Balanced Lifestyle

Fortunately, we stumbled across great tips from the Mio blog to help you incorporate exercise into a busy lifestyle:

If possible, add cardio to errands

  • If you’re going to the grocery store to grab a loaf of bread or need a haircut try walking or running instead of commuting. Pick and choose the errands that make most sense for your time and exercise goals.

Cycle to work

  • You’ve read that right: try cycling to work instead of driving. We spend a good chunk of our time getting to and from work, why not use it as exercise?

Work from home

  • Plenty of organizations are introducing telecommuting (or working from home). If you have such an option, use the time that would be allocated for commuting to fit in exercise.

Exercise while you work

  • Joining a webinar where you don’t have to speak? Have a longer than usual lunch break? All of these times can be used for exercising. Getting a group of co-workers together for lunch walks or runs is a great way to get everyone at the office moving.

Get up early

  • If you can make any extra time in the mornings before work or family responsibilities, add an exercise routine. It is a great way to get your body going for the rest of the day.

Involve the kids or family members

  • If you have kids make sure they are a part of your exercise schedule. They do not have to follow a rigorous training session, but they can walk, run or try other forms of activity suitable for their age. Same goes for parents, partners or siblings – find a common exercise that you can share together and get moving!

For a full list of tips visit Mio’s article here.