{"id":10734,"date":"2021-07-28T11:27:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T03:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulstokes.com.au\/?p=10734"},"modified":"2022-08-21T20:03:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T12:03:11","slug":"how-to-stay-hydrated-when-its-hot-practical-tips-for-fifo-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulstokes.com.au\/how-to-stay-hydrated-when-its-hot-practical-tips-for-fifo-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Hydrated When It’s Hot | Practical Tips for FIFO Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIFO mine sites can be hot, sweaty and dusty places. Similarly, offshore platforms get hot and humid. To the point, it feels like you’ve been smothered in a wet blanket if you train outside. Likewise, even if we’re at home and the weather is unseasonably hot, we run the risk of dehydration. It’s helpful to know how to keep well hydrated. That’s whether we train outdoors in summer or just spend much of our time under the air conditioning.<\/p>\n

It makes sense that hotter weather means a bigger risk of us suffering the effects of dehydration.<\/p>\n

Our bodies are trying to keep everything cool. It loses fluid in doing so.<\/p>\n

And that’s just when we’re going about our day to day activities.<\/p>\n

Throw in some exercise and a hard training session or two and we really run the risk of becoming dehydrated.<\/p>\n

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READ ALSO:<\/span> <\/strong>Recovering after a hard gym session<\/a><\/p>\n

Dehydration has a variety of symptoms and can be mild to severe<\/h2>\n

Surprisingly, just dropping 2% of our body weight through water loss can have a massive effect.<\/p>\n

For example, for me being 73kg, would equate to just under 1.5 litres of fluid loss. Not that unrealistic when you think of how much you can sweat from an extended exercise session in the heat. Don’t forget, you’ll be breathing heavier too, and there’s moisture expelled with every breath.<\/p>\n

Effects of fluid loss on performance and bone health include:<\/h3>\n