MTH Fitness Facebook Group Archive - 3 H2o

8 cups of water may be too much of or not enough . . .

As I was watching football this past Sunday evening, it dawned on me: Should a 6'3, 224lb Linebacker and 112lb cheerleader consume the same "required" 8 cups of water per day? I found that to be strange and somewhat nonsensical. So, I decided to do some research. I noted that an individual should drink half their weight in ounces.

Since there is 8 oz in 1 cup, the linebacker and cheerleader should drink 14 and 7 cups of water, respectively.

Here is the formula: [Weight in lbs * 0.5] divided by 8= Daily water intake

On the days you exercise or engage in any activity that makes you sweat, you'll need to drink extra cup or two of water to compensate for the fluid loss.