Should you drink water during aerobic axercises or not?

Answer 1

Whether you need to drink during your workout is dependent on a number of factors. Firstly, how long you are exercising for, how intense your workout is and the air temperature at which you are working out as these will all effect how much fluid you are losing through sweat.

In general it is recommended to drink small to moderate amounts of fluid during a workout, to keep you performing at your peak and minimize the need to replace so much fluid when you finish working out.

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends drinking water during exercise as well as before and after to promote proper hydration and in order to replace water loss through sweating at a similar rate to that at which it is lost.

However, some people do find that they do not tolerate water well during their exercise, finding they get cramps or find it uncomfortable in the stomach. If this is the case, it is important to make up this extra fluid before and after your workout.

Alternatively, try to have small sips of water at regular intervals, but keep the volume small as this will be tolerated better. For most people, although there is a benefit of drinking during a workout, before and after a workout will be sufficient to maintain good hydration. However, in the case of very long or extreme events it may be necessary to hydrate during an event.