How much water should I drink every day?
It totally depends on your level of activity. The more active you are, the more water you require for replenishment. 8-8oz glasses is fine for the normal couch potato of average weight and size, but if you do more than sit on your duff all day you should up it. I go to the gym at least once a day (sometimes twice for aerobics) and I consume at least a gallon a day. To say a gallon sounds like A LOT, but consider a gallon of water is 128 ounces while 12-12oz cans of soda is 144 ounces. If you can finish a 12-pack in a day, you can finish off a gallon of water. The back of soda says serving size is eight ounces, but they also note that a 12 oz can equals 1 1/2 servings. NEVER NEVER NEVER count a can/bottle of soda towards your true water intake. The larger the drink, the larger the intake of caffine. Add to that how sensitive your body may be to caffine. All in all, because of the caffine you will release at least 1/2 of the water you drank. On top of that your body won’t fully utilize t