27 June, 2011

Beating The Heat

Summer is in full swing at this point and it is getting hot! With this heat comes dehydration at a much faster rate, spelling trouble for all who fall into it's grasp. You may not have even known that it had a grasp. well guess what...it does and it is bad news. On average your body sweats out about 16 oz. of water a day without exertion. With exercise, you may sweat up to a gallon. This means that drinking lots of water and maintaining a Healthy level of salt (electrolytes) is not an option, it is a requirement. I recommend a minimum of a gallon a day in H2O and plenty of fruits to help sustainability in water retention(the good kind). If you don't listen and you find yourself dehydrated, you will recognize the following symptoms as your sign:Dry mouth, thirst, dizziness, confusion, headache, blurred vision, muscle cramping, or the feeling of losing conciseness. The long and short, stay hydrated because it's not fun when you are not! Now let's start this week off right!


5 min. warm up
Stretch
4-2-1 tempo
5x 5 divebomb push up
5x 5 front raise
5x 5 bent fly
5x 5 frog hops

2-0-2 tempo
2x 30 sec. stab ball planks
2x 10 negative crunches
2x 25 straight arm twists
2x 10 stab. ball bridges
5 min cool down
Stretch

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