Water, Water Everywhere, but I was too Lazy to Drink by Annika Vigoda

It is very important to drink water as you exercise, as I learned this week. What happens when you don’t drink enough water is your electrolyte balance in your muscles gets wrong. Electrolytes like sodium, potassium and magnesium are important for muscle function and if the balance is off your muscles may not contract and relax correctly which can lead to cramps. Another thing I learned this week is muscle cramps are very very painful and can come at most inconvenient times, for example when you are underwater and trying to roll back up in the middle of the race and you might be the reason your team came second. So in conclusion, you should drink more than half a Nalgene a day because believe it or not that is not enough to sustain 5/6 hours of kayaking a day. In my opinion, the best way to combat this is to eat 2 eggs in the morning and 4 eggs at night preferably after 9.30 pm. This probably increases your electrolytes or something and if you throw in a piece of bacon with every other egg it makes you thirsty and works wonders on dehydration. Disclaimer this is not valid medical advice if you couldn’t tell. Sent from my iPhone