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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Keeler, Sharon. Cold Weather Increases Risk of Dehydration Cold Weather Increases Risk of Dehydration. 2005.

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Kenefick, Robert W., et al. “Thirst Sensations and AVP Responses at Rest and during Exercise-Cold Exposure.” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. 36, no. 9, Sept. 2004, pp. 1528–1534.

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Mitchell, H.H., et al. “THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION of the ADULT HUMAN BODY and ITS BEARING on the BIOCHEMISTRY of GROWTH.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 158, no. 3, May 1945, pp. 625–637.