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How to Optimize Your Water Quality & Intake for Health

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The Galpin Equation: How Much Fluid to Drink on Average When Exercising

There is a simple formula for how much fluid to ingest on average when you're exercising./nThis is called the Galpin equation./nThe Galpin equation states that you should take your body weight in pounds, divide that by 30, and that will give you the number of ounces of fluid to ingest your body weight./nWhen I say on average, what I mean is it is not the case that you need to stop every 15 or 20 minutes and consume that volume of fluid. You could sip it from moment to moment, you could wait half an hour or an hour and then consume a larger bowl of fluid, a larger amount.

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