April 27, 2010
A Workout Without Water Makes Us Cranky
Water, it seems, isn't just the source of life. It's the source of a good mood, or at least an antidote for a bad mood. The Tufts Journal reports that researchers at that university found that athletes who did high-impact aerobic activities for 60 to 75 minutes without adequate hydration were more likely to report feeling fatigued, confused, angry, depressed or tense than those who engaged in similar activities and drank enough fluids.While the data also suggested mild dehydration has some negative influence on cognition, the researchers found that mood was the main victim of too much exercise with too little water.
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