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Athletes consume more water because your body is made up of mostly fluids. You lose fluids every second my breathing, sweating, etc... You lose more fluids by sweating so your body needs to get those fluids back so you drink water. When a person regularly breathes they get thirsty usually in 3 hours. If a person sweats, they'll be thirsty in 5 or 10 minutes. That is why athletes consume more water.

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All humans, not just athletes, need to drink water, the human body is about 60% water. Your muscles and your brain are about 75% water. Your blood is about 82% water. And your bones are about 25% water, drinking coffee and other drinks with caffeine do not count because caffeine is a diuretic, which makes the body rid itself of water. Simply, your body requires water to survive and function properly.

In summary everyone needs water, athletes need to consume more to maintain hydration because they are losing water (by sweating and faster breathing) at a greater rate than a person who is not exterting themselves.

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An athlete usually sweats, and that sweat is bodly fluid loss. It is best replaced with water, but an electrolyte (Gatorade or any other sports drink) can be used to replace it also to prevent one of several illnesses like heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

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Water is important to sport performers because they get dehydrated while they're doing an active sport.

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Dehydration means that you don't have enough water in your body and your very thirsty.

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Rugby players require water during the game as without sufficient intake of water the player may suffer from fatigue and dehydration. the recommened amount of water a day is about 1.7 litres a day

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Running so much (average of 8 miles in a pro game) makes you very thirsty, especially because you are exhaling a lot of water vapor.

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Usually when you play a sport you get dehydrated and tired. Each breath you take, you release water and your body needs more water to hydrate.

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To drink, so they don't get dehydrated

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