Fluids and deyhdration confusion

Here is my poorly phrased question:

Is there any particular long-term benefit to wearing a sweat-suit for running/training? Obviously if you're trying to cut weight the day or two before a fight then sweating out fluids and not replacing them will help, but does sweating out lots of water regularly and then replacing it straight away have any particular (positive or negative) effects on weightloss or health in the long term?

Sarah x

im not an expert on this but i would think because you are losing the water concentration of your blood through sweat, and also losing mineral salts and etc, it is not really benificial. if they (sweat suits) were used over a long period of time, i think your body would have a hard time replacing all the lost water (as it is easier for the body to excrete water than reabsorb) and this will result in dehydration. your body replaces lost water via messages from the pituitary gland, which tells kidneys to reabsorb more water, so if you are purposely losing water, you will have to reabsorb it gradually to get it back to the right water concentration gradient in your blood. and you will have to reabsorb the mineral salt from another source also, so i would say training regularly with a sweat suit (unless one- off b4 a weigh in) will have very negative effects on your body, causing dehydration, causing you to have less energy and motivation and etc.
hope this helps, im only 15 but ive just been learning about this in my human bio class and im certain most of this information is accurate.

Hi Sarah, here's my take on water!

Adequate water consumption really provides the foundation for any good weight loss program... no matter what that program is!

Why IS adequate water consumption the foundation of a good weight loss program?

Actually, adequate consumption is a LOT more than that, it's the foundation of a healthy lifestyle. It's pivotal in a variety of critical bodily processes like...

• regulating body temperature

• lubricating the joints

• nutrient transportation

• removal of various waste materials from the body

• ensuring proper digestion

• maintaining healthy skin tone

And as far as benefits pertaining *directly* to weight loss?...

o Water maintains and encourages proper kidney function, which increases the efficiency of the liver's fat burning ability.

o It also acts as an appetite suppressant -- people on diets who do not increase their water intake are generally much hungrier than those who do!

o Water intake reduces water retention -- yes, believe it or not. If your body is deprived of water, it is more likely to hold onto what little it has. On the other hand, increasing your water intake will cause your body to stop hoarding its limited supplies. It's not unheard of for people to lose 3-4 lbs. of weight shortly after increasing their water intake.

• helps the body function at its most optimal level, which means its much easier to burn unwanted fat.

Note: It's important to note that when I say water, I don't mean juice, tea, coffee, diet fizzy, or anything else you can think of...

Tea and coffee contain caffeine, which has a dehydrating effect, fizzy and juices are full of sugar, and diet fizzy are full of chemical sweeteners which may prove to be hazardous to your health.

Water... just plain old H2O.

Hope this helps Sarah,

Spida Hunter
www.EHPFitness.com

Agreed. Water allthe way.

sweatingloads on purpose doesn't make sense to be besides dropping weight.