We all know that we are supposed to drink approximately eight cups of water each day. The benefits of drinking water range from hydrating your skin, to boosting your metabolism, keeping you energized, and improving your memory. However, drinking water, as simple as it sounds, can be a difficult task for some of us. If you find yourself struggling to meet the recommended daily intake, here are a few easy tips to help.
1. Calculate and Set Your Goal
Although the most common recommendation is eight cups of water per day, our bodies are unique from everyone around us. The amount of water your body needs depends on your weight, height, age, and activity level. To know for sure the exact amount of water your body needs, use this short quiz to determine your personalized goal. With a goal in mind, it will be easier for you to plan out your day.
2. Buy a Fun Water Bottle
As weird as it might sound, water seems to taste better when it is held in a cute and beautiful container. It somehow makes the water taste a little sweeter! Make your water bottle a part of your outfit, like an accessory, and take it everywhere you go. With water by your side all the time, you will drink it without even realizing you are.
3. Use a Water Bottle With a Time Table
An alternative option is to purchase a water bottle with increments of the time of day. You can track your progress by seeing if you are “on schedule” with drinking water. It is an interesting and easy way to ensure you are drinking water regularly throughout the day, allowing your body to function at its best.
4. Use a Water Tracker App
If you tend to be glued to your phone, a perfect solution for you is to have a notification that pops up to remind you to take a minute and focus on improving your wellbeing by drinking water. Waterlogged and Daily Water are two popular apps that achieve this purpose. It will definitely keep you motivated when it shows at the end of the day that you have accomplished your daily goal.
5. Infuse your water
If the taste of plain water stops you from meeting your daily requirement, try infusing your water with different fruits and vegetables. If you choose the right foods to infuse your water with, it may even provide some added health benefits, like detoxification, while improving the bland taste of water. Fruits and vegetables like lemons, limes, apples, or cucumbers are great choices for a refreshing drink during the hot summer weather. Other options include honey, mint leaves, or raspberries. Healthy choices don’t always have to taste terrible!
6. Use a Straw
Oddly, we tend to drink faster through a straw. Perhaps it’s because when drinking through a straw, water tastes a bit different, or maybe the experience of sipping through a straw makes drinking water an enjoyable experience. Regardless, just pop a straw in your water, and you’ll be reaching your daily goal in no time!
Proper hydration is the key to reaching your optimal health, allowing you to always perform at your best. We hope these simple tips and tricks help you to meet your daily H₂O goals!