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3rd January 2025
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Water intake for athletes: Body weight chart
How much water should I drink during exercise?
I hope the table below is useful to the all the athletes we train. It outlines the quantity of water that athletes should be consuming in a normal resting day and training days, with different amount of fluid intake dependent on number of hours training.
The continued coaching cycle, of planning, doing and reflecting, every good coach does it but the question I ask myself is “what do I do with the reflection, and feedback I gain from others?” I gained some valuable feedback from other coaches, after presenting a piece on hydration and fluid intake to the South West Talent Group.
I have now put into action the feedback I received.
Read our full guide to eating before competing
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Fluid intake for Athletes (litres) |
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Hours of Exercise |
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| Body Weight in KG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 50 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 60 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 70 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| 80 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 90 | 3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 100 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
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