The Incredible Flying Nonagenarian

“Motivation may ultimately be the issue. Finding reasons to keep exercising is a universal challenge. Even rats seem to bristle, eventually, at voluntary exercise, studies suggest. Young rats seem intrinsically driven to run on the wheels you put in their cages. But one day those wheels just stop turning. The aging athlete must manufacture strategies to keep pushing in the face of plenty of perfectly rational reasons not to: things hurt, you’ve achieved a lot of your goals and the friends you used to do it for and with are disappearing.”

Read this interesting article about aging and athletic performance / exercise. While it isn’t specifically about hydration, it does touch the issue of motivation. Our notion, which is supported by a lot of evidence and common sense, is that proper hydration is key to maintaining motivation. Because the better you feel, the easier it is to stay motivated toward your goals. Keep your motives pure!