You should drink so much water in hot weather

This weekend Ajax finally played again, so I headed enthusiastically towards the arena. With 27 degrees, I had already anticipated that I needed to dress lightly, and luckily a breathable football shirt fits perfectly within that dress code. Once we arrived at our seats, we quickly realized that we would be sitting in the full sun for the entire match. Well, we don't want to complain about the heat after all those weeks, even months, of rain. But I was still curious how we were going to endure this together.

It started in the first quarter, older people around me began to sweat so much, shirts were soaked and you could see the sweat streaming from the balding heads. I walked back and forth 5 times to get new glasses of ice-cold cola. Yes, bad, I know. But when you pay 5 euros per glass, it feels so strange to order a simple water. It didn't really make much sense either. The sun was shining so hard on all the little heads that I think half of our stand went home with a sunstroke. That made me wonder, how much water do you actually need to drink to ensure that you feel good in these high temperatures?

The answer was actually quite manageable. On normal days, the nutrition center recommends drinking 1.5 to 2 liters of water. On hot days like this week, they recommend 1.7 to 2 liters of water. For older people, it's even a bit more; they should drink more than 2 liters a day in the heat. Fortunately, you can easily keep track of whether you're drinking enough. Dark urine is a sign that you might be drinking too little, which can even indicate dehydration. My advice is to just get a Stanley Quencher. As long as you carry it everywhere, it's virtually impossible to forget to drink. And what is really advised against is drinking alcohol. But we all know that we probably can't resist that when we're sitting on a terrace enjoying ourselves. As long as you order a glass of water with every glass of alcohol, you'll at least keep it balanced.