To reach the pro level, football players must compete aggressively. But to keep charging ahead at full steam, they also need to be vigilant about their health, which means eating and drinking right. In this extreme sport, just how much water can these pro athletes sweat through?The body loses moisture through perspiration as well as through respiration (think of your breath fogging a window). Both of these processes speed up during exercise as the body works to cool itself down with sweat, which evaporates from the skin, taking heat with it, and by breathing harder to get extra oxygen to the muscles. Pile these factors on to a hot summer training session under heavy protective gear, and you have a recipe for some serious fluid loss.
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