Maintaining productivity and performance in the workplace is essential to driving business results. But, when projects ramp up and team members get busy, it’s easy for hydration to take a backseat.
We’re looking into the significant impact of water intake on energy levels, the risks of dehydration, and how organizations can introduce solutions that promote fluid intake effectively.
Staying hydrated is key to maintaining optimal health and productivity, both at work and in our daily lives. That’s because water is essential to primary bodily functions, from regulating body temperature to promoting digestion and transporting nutrients. But, before diving into the link between water intake and energy level, it’s important to understand how much we should be drinking each day — and whether Americans actually achieve these hydration goals.
Proper hydration looks different for everyone and can change depending on factors like health, how active you are, and where you live. However, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that the adequate daily fluid intake for the average, healthy adult is:
Despite the importance of staying hydrated, data from Civic Science indicates that as much as 47% of Americans are drinking far below their daily recommended amount of water. While this can be caused by a number of factors, some of the most significant barriers to adequate hydration include:
The consequences of dehydration include:
Plain water plays a crucial role in supporting the human body and its functions, but how closely related are adequate hydration and energy levels?
It’s important to understand that if you’re already consuming enough water each day, then drinking an extra glass won’t do much to boost your energy levels. This is because there aren’t any stimulants found in water, such as the caffeine that’s present in coffee and energy drinks. However, water intake will prevent negative symptoms of dehydration like fatigue and sluggishness, which is key to maintaining efficiency throughout the work day.
Healthline reports that even mild dehydration (i.e., fluid loss of 1-3%) impairs energy levels and leads to major reductions in memory and brain performance. Because inadequate fluid intake can cause wide-reaching impacts, recognizing the early signs of dehydration and boosting water consumption is crucial to stopping it in its tracks. Telltale indications of water loss include:
For even more powerful hydration results, water with an electrolyte solution can sufficiently combat fatigue and low motivation caused by dehydration. This ensures you replenish essential minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium while promoting fluid balance, energy production, and nerve and muscle function.
That’s why we created quenchWATER+, our Quench-branded, mineral-infused, and electrolyte-enhanced alkaline water. With powerful filtration technology, you can remove sediments, contaminants, and bad taste while adding back minerals and electrolytes to create delicious drinking water for optimum hydration.
Technically, excessive water consumption is possible, but it’s unlikely to happen. Overhydration causes sodium levels in the blood to become too diluted, and you end up with symptoms that look pretty similar to dehydration: reduced energy levels, nausea, confusion, and headaches. But unless you plan on drinking more than 20 liters of water in a day, you likely won’t do your body any harm.
Consuming the right amount of water each day leads to a host of valuable benefits that support improved workplace outcomes:
If your workplace is in pursuit of an elevated water supply that enables greater productivity and energy levels across your workforce, hydration solutions from Quench can help. Quench offers water-as-a-service solutions by providing filtered water through a broad array of bottleless machines to help organizations keep their employees, customers, and guests happy, healthy, and hydrated.
With a system in place for effectively removing sediments, contaminants, and bad tastes while adding minerals and electrolytes back into the water, you can ensure a clean result with the healthy essential minerals your employees need to maintain performance. What’s more, this cooler connects directly to your building’s existing water line, so your teams and customers have access to an endless supply of fresh, filtered water on demand.
Interested in providing clean, great-tasting water that empowers your valuable team members to stay productive, regardless of your area’s local water quality? Try our product finder to discover the machine your business needs or get a free quote to get started.