Water Intake and Exercise Tips plus a Tracking Chart!

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I often say, “enjoying life is essential to being happi”. Well, I also believe that “water intake and exercise are essential to a healthy lifestyle”!

Last month I shared some goal planning worksheets and today I’m showing how I put my healthy goals into action! I have some work to do to meet my ideal healthy state. I also know slow and steady wins the race and we must start somewhere so I decided to set some simple goals to get me started down the path to ideal health. I am going to share two of those with you today.

During the cooler winter months it’s not as easy for me to keep up my water intake. Recently, I had some symptoms of dehydration. I was getting extremely painful leg cramps and had less energy. It scared me a bit and I knew I needed to do something to increase my hydration. One of the goals I set this year is to do just that! The other goal involves walking and meeting my daily step requirements.

So how have I put my plan into action? When I came across DripDrop hydration powder I knew it would be a good start to helping me improve my hydration and water intake. I was really excited to try it! Now I’m really excited to tell you about it because I love it! DripDrop is a simple hydration powder that allows me to treat mild to moderate dehydration with a safe, medical grade solution. It’s also patented and clinically shown to better hydrate, in fact it hydrates 34% more effectively than water alone. Other added benefits are that it’s  great tasting and provides 2-3 times the electrolytes of sports drinks at only 32 calories a serving. To stay hydrated and feeling great, I decided to add it to my daily routine and consume it after my daily walks. That way I can check off 2 things on my daily tracking together! I have a beautiful park near my home that has a great walking path and our mailbox is a short walk so I am taking advantage of those things to help me meet my walking goals.

So all I need is a cute workout shirt, shoes, my step tracker and water bottles. yes, they must all be “cute”. Hahah, that just makes it more enjoyable for me! 🙂

For variety, I  tried the DripDrop in this fun water bottle called the “aquazinger”. It has a fruit mixer in the bottom of the container. I mixed the lemon DripDrop with water and put some strawberries in the bottom to create a fresh strawberry lemonade. It was a real treat and I knew I was boosting my hydration at the same time!

If you are interested in trying DripDrop, you can find it at CVS in the baby isle. {Yep!} That means it’s healthy for babies but also great for adults! There is a digital coupon available for $1.00 off with the purchase of one box of DripDrop Hydration Powder available 1/25/15 – 2/21/15 (while supplies last) which you can get —->>HERE.

Next, I figured out a healthy water intake and and how many daily steps I need to take to meet my daily goals. Now I need to track those goals to stay on point.

SOoOoOo…

I made up this chart that I will also share as a free printable for anyone who’d like to incorporate and track water and exercise into your health plan like I have. You can fill in your own personal goals in the blank space provided and track your water ounces and steps as you wish.

WATER INTAKE & EXERCISE CHART

Water & Exercise Chart Download

Awesome, right?

Although at times it is hard to meet my daily requirements, I’m loving this system! It really has helped me be accountable and has definitely made it easier to accomplish.