Did people walk around with water bottles or sports beverages in 1960’s and 1970’s? Over hydration is a serious prob

Maybe don’t look up influencers so you can get mad at their pre workout pics.

I’ve never felt the need to drink water during a run. If anything on a really hot day it’s better on you than in you. Feels great pouring cold water on your neck and shoulders.

However when out on long rides with the road bike I find if I have a bottle in the cage that I almost never take a sip. But if I neglect to bring one it is guaranteed I will get thirsty and wish I had some water. Psychology I tell you.

A gallon—too much

do you have any peer reviewed scientific studies by exercise physiologists that support “a gallon?”

Right? I honestly thought that the information in that article was pretty common knowledge these days especially among people for whom exercise is part of their daily routine, but reading through this thread it's kind of amazing how many folks are not just ignorant about the effects of hydration on physical performance but seemingly proud of how ignorant they are. All bragging about how they run for hours and hours without drinking anything. Ok Boomer...

I think we were all dehydrated and did not know it. I was constantly stopping at a fountain in HS to quench my thirst. Now, I keep a bottle on hand and drink whenever I want, since the water fountains are mostly turned off due to COVID. Not to mention the crappy water most fountains produce these days.

The truth is somewhere in between. For most people, just drinking when thirsty is adequate. But thirst isn't a strong enough sensation to grab your attention and motivate you to act when you're busy or focussed on other things. It's easy to get at least mildly dehydrated over the course of a day just because you're busy and thirst is easy to ignore.

Do we need to be buying bottled water by the case drinking when we aren't thirsty to try to meet some random gallon per day goal? Nope. But it's definitely a good thing to have water available and to just be conscious of your water intake to make sure that you're actually drinking when you're thirsty.

Don't obsess over drinking, but "make sure you're checking in with your thirst and drinking when you are thirsty" is a good message."

It's a "safety culture" echo chamber. Someone says hydration and everyone just mindlessly parrots it back. From there it escalates to a fetish. That's where we are.

OMG! I need to carry my water bottle with me to walk outside to get my mail.

I went on a 1.5 hour mountain trail run yesterday. I had a few sips of water before the run and had some water after the run. It was hot. I was fine. Not a boomer.

You seem like the kind of person who needs a study to tell you if it's raining.

I went to a crunchy New England Liberal arts school that had a lot of hikers and white water rafters so that might have skewed things but I seem to recall by the late 90s they were everywhere when I would go camping or to concerts.

Of course you take water when you go camping. Since the beginning of time. WTF?

Nobody is saying you should have zero water for multiple days. That's not the point.

I doubt he wants to be like you.

Humans should not be thirsty as often as you you think you are thirsty. Either you have a medical issue or a mental issue.