How To Prevent & Treat Dehydration | Triathlon Training Explained

Did you know that up to 60% of the human body is water, our blood is made up of around 93% water and our muscles are 73% water? It's needless to say, hydration is pretty important! Mark is here to explore the effects of dehydration, how you can identify it, and how you can avoid it all together!

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Did you know that up to 60% of the human body is water? That our blood is made up of around 93% water and our muscles are 73% water? It's needless to say, hydration is pretty darn important!

As endurance athletes we will slow our pace by around 2% for each percent of body weight lost through dehydration.

So if you want to perform at your best, you really REALLY want to avoid dehydration, which is exactly what Mark is going to be helping you with in this video!

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