
6 things that happen when you are dehydrated - especially true in the woolshed.
Firstly, you need to know this…
1. 20% of energy during exercise is used for muscular activity – the shearing or woolhandling part 2. 80% is used when we sweat (the dripping off the nose part) 3. Dehydration is affected by
a. Fluid intake
b. Heat
c. Fluid loss
d. Exercise e. Our own bodies So, when you are dehydrated, from working in a hot shed, or sweating a lot, or not having enough fluid on board to start with your body does not function as it shou

How to know if you are hydrated enough
It’s hot, you’re working hard and sweating profusely…. How do you know if you are hydrated enough? Seems a group of scientists have done the dirty work for us at Arkansas University and have found that you need to be urinating (when you feel the urge, not just because it’s a convenient time) five times in 24 hours to make sure that you are optimally hydrated. This information is important, because the results of chronic dehydration in a normal non exercising population “may l