Every so often, I challenge myself to drink more water.
I sit at a desk a lot. Sitting stops me feeling thirsty, so it’s easy for me to underdo it. Challenges like this are my way of warding against my own foolishness.
At first, it’s usually fine. If you’re underhydrated, your body welcomes the extra water. After a while, though, I find myself feeling waterlogged.
My old approach was to do cardio. That made sense to me. Like many things that make sense, it didn’t work. Even though it was hot enough that I was sweating before I started the cardio, I still struggled to drink enough water.
Weights training, though?
I guess using and building muscle takes a lot of water, because I can drink incredible amounts of water when I push the iron.
Iron is the answer – now tell me the question.
If you want to burn fat, then lift weights.
If you want to look and feel better, then lift weights.
If you want to sleep deeper, easier and better, then lift weights.
If you want to be smarter, then lift weights.
And if you don’t want to lift weights, then find another way to build muscle. I find boxing drills are fun, effective, addictive and great ways to relieve stress.
None of this is original advice, but it’s Good advice.
If you want something that’s both Good and original, then you want this: