Today we’ll learn how something as simple as water can be useful when following a weight loss plan. But I’m not going to talk to you about how to swim or move in the water. I’m going to explain what an important role water has in a balanced diet and exercise scheme and why you’re often suggested to “drink a lot of water”.
First of all, importantly, let me start by saying: drinking a lot of water doesn’t in itself make you lose weight, like one might often hear. It’d be too easy, don’t you think? Keeping well hydrated can and should accompany your weight loss scheme which should be based upon (1) a healthy balanced diet (be sure not to make it extreme) created personally for you by a professional, (2) a constant work out scheme, planned over a long period of time, also set up by a professional.
Drinking a lot of water, more than what you’re used to, will have a natural thermogenic effect: by drinking, we are fundamentally introducing a liquid that is colder than our normal body temperature (37°C) and thereby lowering it. As a result, the body’s organism is activated in order to get it back to its optimal temperature.
After drinking you will need to go to the bathroom. Urin, having come from inside your body, is warm, and…
