A person who drinks the right amount of fluids typically produces a lot of light-colored urine. Some drugs and vitamins can affect the color of urine, however, so frequent bathroom trips and the large volumes of urine are the good indicators of hydration. If you're making plenty of pit stops, be sure to keep drinking to replenish those fluids. Drink up while you shape up. Dehydration is often to blame for muscle cramps.
Water is the drink of choice for workouts of an hour or less.
Save the ice water for splashing your face in the locker room. Drinking water at room temperature is easier, so you'll be more likely to gulp down more of what you need. Sports drinks and diluted fruit juices are your best bets after a workout of more than an hour. All rights reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Nutricise.