Been feeling really drained lately after starting a new job. It's in a sports centre and the temperature at the pool I have been attending as a lifeguard is always really hot a humid and I think I'm getting dehydrated. How much water intake do you think I should increase if the heat and humidity is causing me to feel so drained?
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That is a tough question because there are a lot of factors at play here, but I would have to say that in a general way, the answer is “a lot”. You will notice from your question that you say “I think I'm getting dehydrated”, not that you know for certain that you're dehydrated, but my own answer to a question like this would be “I am certain you are getting dehydrated”. You have to be careful about interpreting what that means. It's a bit like your question at the end of the message about how hot and humid it is, it doesn't say, “is it hot enough for you to get dehydrated”. What we can say is that if you are working in very hot conditions, and then further your activity by going into a hot swimming pool afterwards, then it is a really good idea to take care of your hydration. How do we know that? Well, for one thing, common sense. That's what common sense means: if you're dealing with really hot conditions, then we would say that the common sense thing to do would be to have a drink of water. It might be one of the things that we might tend to do by habit, but we have to do it
assistant
Been feeling really drained lately after starting a new job. It's in a sports centre and the temperature at the pool I have been attending as a lifeguard is always really hot a humid and I think I'm getting dehydrated. How much water intake do you think I should increase if the heat and humidity is causing me to feel so drained?
user
That is a tough question because there are a lot of factors at play here, but I would have to say that in a general way, the answer is “a lot”. You will notice from your question that you say “I think I'm getting dehydrated”, not that you know for certain that you're dehydrated, but my own answer to a question like this would be “I am certain you are getting dehydrated”. You have to be careful about interpreting what that means. It's a bit like your question at the end of the message about how hot and humid it is, it doesn't say, “is it hot enough for you to get dehydrated”. What we can say is that if you are working in very hot conditions, and then further your activity by going into a hot swimming pool afterwards, then it is a really good idea to take care of your hydration. How do we know that? Well, for one thing, common sense. That's what common sense means: if you're dealing with really hot conditions, then we would say that the common sense thing to do would be to have a drink of water. It might be one of the things that we might tend to do by habit, but we have to do it
assistant
Been feeling really drained lately after starting a new job. It's in a sports centre and the temperature at the pool I have been attending as a lifeguard is always really hot a humid and I think I'm getting dehydrated. How much water intake do you think I should increase if the heat and humidity is causing me to feel so drained?