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Hydration test

This free high-definition hydration poster is available for you to download and put up on the walls of your gym, changing rooms, etc. to remind your athletes to stay properly hydrated.

✅ Visually teach your athletes about hydration
✅ Use this poster as a reminder to stay hydrated
✅ Proper hydration optimises performance
✅ Built by coaches, for coaches
✅ 100% free

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Why is hydration important for athletes?

During exercise, a 2% or higher reduction in an athlete’s body weight has been shown to decrease both aerobic and cognitive performance.

Staying hydrated each day is crucial for many reasons: to regulate body temperature, keep joints lubricated, prevent infections, deliver nutrients to cells, and keep organs functioning properly. Being properly hydrated also improves sleep quality, cognition, and mood. In addition to this, dehydration also impairs sports performance. Ensuring athletes are properly hydrated is therefore very important.

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How to measure hydration?

There are many different ways to measure an athlete’s hydration status, each with its own levels of validity, reliability, and practicality.

➡️ Urine colour scale
➡️ Urine Specific Gravity
➡️ Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
➡️ Body weight changes
➡️ Urinary indices
➡️ Blood indices

Some of these methods can be complex, expensive, and time-consuming. However, the quickest and easiest method is to use a ‘urine colour scale’ like the one shown here.

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Who is this wall poster for?

✅ Strength & conditioning coaches
✅ Sports scientists
✅ Personal trainers
✅ Physiotherapists
✅ Coaches
✅ Athletes
✅ Gym-goers

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Download your free high-definition hydration poster is available for you to download and put up on the walls of your gym, changing rooms, etc. to remind your athletes to stay properly hydrated.

Download your free hydration test wall poster ⬇️

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Want to know more about hydration testing?

If you’re still unsure about what hydration testing is and why it is so important for the performance of your athletes, then read our in-depth review on the topic ⬇️

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