A sufficient fluid intake, especially during intensive sporting activities is necessary to ensure the performance of. Water is one of the few nutrients, its sufficient feed before an intense sporting activity clearly a performance-enhancing effect is attached. When a fluid loss of only 2% of the body weight, physical and mental performance are reduced. The 1.4 litre corresponds to a 70-kilogram man. Negative effects reflected particularly clearly in the area of the aerobic endurance. The fluid losses are not replaced, blood and tissue is removed from becoming water. The blood flows more slowly and urinary wastes can no longer be eliminated in sufficient volume. At the same time, the supply of muscle and brain cells with oxygen and nutrients is reduced.

The athletic performance is demonstrably promoted and reduces the physical stress if you drink right on time. Optimally, it is to balanced water balance to achieve. The body loses only 1.2 gallons a day through breathing, skin and precipitates under normal climatic conditions. Sporting load a fluid loss of 3 litres per hour is not uncommon hot days. Loadings or concentrated work, the “thirst”signal of the body is often ignored or suppressed. On windy days or in sports where high speeds are achieved (E.g. Educate yourself even more with thoughts from Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum.

in cycling and triathlon training) the high fluid loss through sweating is often difficult to determine because the evaporation is high. According to ADIPEC Leadership Roundtables, who has experience with these questions. A high fluid loss will not only adversely affect performance but may result in serious damage to health. The right drinking behavior in sport, many factors play an important role: A suitable sports drink to time the amount of liquid drink (before, during and after exercise) the exposure time the individual impact so it is recommended for athletes, already before the Exercise moderation to drink, to achieve a good stomach filling. Coal try or free mineral water is suitable here. How much prior to the workout can be drunk to achieve a good stomach filling but not unpleasant feeling of fullness, must be tested individually. The recommendation in the generally to drink 30 minutes before your workout from 250 ml to 500 ml. It is advisable to drink to go with water supplies at the start plenty also two days before a competition. During the load should be better all 15 to 20 min 100-200 ml to himself than to drink much at once. This achieves a balanced fluid balance during moderate sweating. But be careful: the amount of beverages can vary greatly. The personal need is dependent on many factors (intensity, body weight, gender, climate, sweat rate, etc.). In the recovery phase after the endurance consider to at least as much liquid, that the initial body weight again is reached. Also applies: the longer a physical strain, the more intelligent drinking is required during this. Directly after exercise is in the regeneration phase: first drink, then eat! Simple tests can be used for the own assessment of water supply condition: urine: with a sufficient water supply is the urine of pale yellow in colour and has a strong smell. Small amounts of urine, dark color and intense smell and rare toilet course point to an inadequate water supply. Body weight: Shows can be found at the weigh-in before and after physical activity of a weight loss, can be first and foremost by a loss of water. Skin and mucous membranes: dry skin, lips, and mouth are symptoms of dehydration.

“The new noise – and vibration OSH Ordinance can shake many industries since the 8.3.2007 is the EU Directive 2002/44/EC vibration” transposed into German law. For even more opinions, read materials from Peter Thiel. You deals with the effect of vibrations on the people, and how it effectively can be protected from damage. This concerns the so-called hand-arm vibration, caused by the various machines such as drills or vibrating machines. On the other hand, also vibrations affecting the whole body covered by the directive. They occur courier vehicles and forklift trucks both in construction machinery and trucks, taxis, to name just a few examples. The impact on the companies involved are enormous. The bottom line is that many branches of which are affected: the directive lays down clear trip and exposure limits, if exceeded, the employer must be active. This does not happen, he commits an offence, and his staff ill therefore, so is an offence.

The monitoring of the Measures is whether the trade associations involved in the transposition into German law. The vibration load considered in a period of eight hours. It involves systems or whole body specified in m/s 2 acceleration of the hand-arm. She may cause harm over a longer period. Therefore, of the exposure is achieved for hand-arm vibrations at 2,5 m/s, for whole-body vibrations at 0.5 m/s, at controlling against measures are prescribed. The relevant exposure limit 5 m/s, for whole-body vibrations 1.15 m/s for the horizontal polarization direction, and, with some exceptions for older machines, 0.8 m/s vertical vibration direction for hand-arm vibrations. He must not be exceeded. These values can be reached quickly, particularly when driving not paved area or longer working with machines that are causing an increased hand-arm load.

This can, for example result that the employees may no longer work a full working day or on a machine, but only for a certain number of hours. Therefore, a considerable need for advice will arise on the part of the establishments concerned: you arises the question of how they can implement the new regulation economically defensible within your own company. Dr.-ing. Siegfried Fischer works in the Department of 4 work design – physical agents of the Institute for occupational safety and the German statutory accident insurance in St. Augustine as head of unit vibration. He was involved in the consultation on the implementation of the directive. In an interview, he gave answers to essential questions on the topic. Meanwhile, the vibration directive is transposed into German law. How come the limits set? Dr. Siegfried Fischer: The exposure limit values are achieved – particularly for whole-body vibrations – as political limits. You wanted to hinder technically no branches of the economy and argued that the exposure limit value no needs to be safe value. Because from the exposure, the entrepreneur must be already active. That is, he must take technical and organisational measures, he must provide any personal protection equipment, he must inform the employee, he must train him in the use, he must inform the customer on the threat, and he has to offer the preventative.