Water Intake & Hydration Calculator
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About Water Intake & Hydration Calculator
Daily hydration requirements scale with body mass, physical exertion, and environmental temperature.
The calculator applies the clinical standard 33 mL/kg bodyweight baseline, factoring in elevated perspiration rates during sports and hot climates.
How to use Water Intake & Hydration Calculator
- Enter your body weight in kilograms or pounds.
- Select your activity level.
- Select a temperate or hot climate.
- Read your daily water target, plus the glasses and bottles it equals and a suggested schedule.
Worked examples
Input: 70 kg, moderate activity, temperate climate
Result: About 2.77 liters a day, roughly 11 glasses of 250 mL.
Input: 65 kg, sedentary, temperate climate
Result: About 2.15 liters a day.
Background
The baseline is 33 mL per kilogram of body weight. That figure is multiplied by an activity factor of 1.0 for sedentary, 1.2 for moderate and 1.4 for active, and 0.5 liters is added in hot climates.
This is a general guideline. Needs vary with health conditions, pregnancy, medications and diet, since food supplies part of your water. Contact a clinician if you have a kidney or heart condition, which can require fluid limits.
Common mistakes
- Treating the figure as a minimum for everyone, regardless of medical advice.
- Forgetting that tea, coffee and water-rich foods count toward intake.
- Drinking the whole amount at once instead of spreading it through the day.
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