Water Brought to you by the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University . This page is meant to be a general guide to nutrition for the promotion of health and fitness. This information on this page is not meant to give specific individual dietary recommendations but general guidelines for a healthy diet. Water is taken into the body through the consumption of fluids, water within solid foods consumed, and created within the cell through oxidation.
Water is lost by urine excretion, stool excretion, sweat, and respiration.
Therefor we must find a balance between our fluid intake and fluid excretion. During exercise our body regulates its core temperature through sweat. As a result we often excrete more water than we intake, which can lead to heat cramps, heat syncope, dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. Therefor this measurement should be used as a guideline for fluid replacement after an exercise session. However precaution for dehydration should begin before during, and after exercise.