4 key moments in Hydration

At work

Many factors such as increased workload, stress, long journeys to or from work, dry air due to air-conditioning or heating environments can affect the normal functioning of the body and increase water loss even when we are not noticeably sweating

Particularly when performing physical work, sweat output often exceeds water intake, producing a body water deficit or dehydration. In these situations, dehydration can adversely affect worker productivity, safety and morale because mental performance can be reduced as well as physical performance. Hydration is therefore just as important for the office worker as it is for the manual worker.

For those who work in an office with air conditioning, the atmosphere has a low water content resulting in increased losses of water from the lungs and through the skin. These losses need to be replaced through a rich and varied diet including foods and drinks with a high level of water content. Not being well hydrated during the working day can cause headaches, tiredness and loss of concentration.