Healthy at work: 4 tips to drink more water in your day-to-day work

Have you drunk enough today? Many working people will now answer this question in the negative, they simply forget to reach for a glass of water regularly in the stressful everyday working life.

Questioning and observing your own drinking behavior is the first step on the way.

Here are more tips for those who are lazy to drink.

1. “Eat” water

If possible, eat fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of water. These include, for example, watermelons, strawberries, cucumbers, numerous leaf salads and tomatoes.

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2. Fixed drinking rituals

Employees can decide to drink at least half a glass of water after a meeting has ended, when they return to work or after completing a task.

A whole glass is recommended with meals.

3. Digital helpers

Apps such as drinking alarm clocks and trackers remind you in good time to reach for the water bottle or glass, even before you get thirsty. Users of such apps can keep a close eye on their fluid intake.

4. The eye drinks with

It can help to set up the drink within sight – then you subconsciously reach for the bottle or glass more often. A beautiful design of the drinking container can also increase the motivation to drink.

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Those who drink enough help to keep their metabolism in balance. Otherwise, according to the DGE, you have to expect to quickly become tired and unable to concentrate.

Also headaches , decreased physical performance and constipation can be the consequences of dehydration.

In a Study , for which around 11,000 employees were surveyed, however, the IFBG in cooperation with the Techniker Krankenkasse found: Almost 40 percent achieve the recommended drinking quantity of 1.5 liters of water not on normal working days.

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German Press Agency (dpa)

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Walter, U. et al. (2021): How’s work? What moves and burdens employees in Germany An employee study from 2018 to 2021, accessed on January 11, 2022: https://www.ifbg.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Hows-Work-Beschaeftierterstudie-Studienband-IFBG- TK-11_2021.pdf

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