You're More Thirsty in the Winter Than You Think

Think you don’t need to bring hydration with you on Winter workouts?

Think again.

You need hydration in the Winter just as much as you do in the Summer.  But a whole plethora of unfortunate biological circumstances makes you feel like you don’t.  Don’t fall victim to this; you are actually thirsty in the Winter.

Read this Article: 

https://www.fullcircleendurance.com/blog/can-you-stop-your-garmin-at-4-98-miles 

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Ferreira-Pêgo, C., et al. “Total Fluid Intake and Its Determinants: Cross-Sectional Surveys among Adults in 13 Countries Worldwide.” European Journal of Nutrition, vol. 54, no. S2, June 2015, pp. 35–43. Accessed 12 May 2020.

Greenbaum, Nicole. “Cold and Bubbly: The Sensory Qualities That Best Quench Thirst - Monell Chemical Senses Center.” Monell Chemical Senses Center, 3 Oct. 2016. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Military Nutrition Research. Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments. Edited by Bernadette M. Marriott and Sydne J. Carlson, Washington, D.C., National Academies Press, 15 May 1996. Accessed 21 Mar. 2019.

Institute of Medicine of The National Academies. Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate. Nap.nationalacademies.org, Washington, D.C., The National Academies Press, 11 Feb. 2004.

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Kenefick, Robert

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