But other people might need more.
8 glasses of water per day.
What studies say about the 8 8 rule.
Drink the entire bottle of water over the course of the day.
Or at least many people think it s common knowledge.
It s common knowledge that we should drink at least eight glasses of water a day.
Some suggest 8 8 oz glasses a day while others suggest taking your body weight in pounds dividing it in half and drinking that many ounces.
If you have an empty 2 liter soda bottle fill it with water and put it in your fridge.
Measure out how much water you ll need each day.
The 8 glasses of water per day is a rule of thumb not an absolute minimum and not all of our water intake need come in the form of drinking water.
2 liters 0 5 us gal is about 8 glasses of water.
Most healthy people can stay hydrated by drinking water and other fluids whenever they feel thirsty.
The origins of the 8 10 glasses per day.
It s unknown where the recommendation to drink eight 8 oz glasses of water per day comes from originally but a couple of theories exist.
For some people fewer than eight glasses a day might be enough.
You ve probably heard the advice drink eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day that s easy to remember and it s a reasonable goal.