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Our Story
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Perform at Your Peak
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Athlete Studies Show
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Fatigue
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Hungry
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Cold Weather
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Altitude
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Hydrated skin
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Thirsty
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our story
CamelBak: 20 years ago, a bicyclist and emergency medical
technician in the hot Texas desert decided there had to be a better way to hydrate. He rigged an infusion bag with water and
slipped it into a tube sock. Yes, a tube sock. Then he stuffed the
contraption onto the back of his bike jersey, threw a thin hose
over his shoulder and clamped it with a safety pin.
Hands-free hydration was born—and in the decades since, CamelBak
has never stopped reinventing the way people hydrate and perform. Delivering better hydration from packs to bottles to water
purification — however you hydrate, We’ve Got your Bak.
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Water is the most abundant (and overlooked) element in the body.
In fact, experts rank water second only to oxygen as essential for
life and say most of us aren’t getting enough water.
Whether you‘re just starting an exercise plan or you‘re a highlytrained athlete, hydration directly impacts your performance,
both physically and cognitively. Athletes perform better and with
greater endurance while their heart rate is lower. Dehydration
causes an increase in your heart rate because it reduces the
amount of fluid circulating in your bloodstream and bathing your
body‘s cells. Less circulating fluid makes your heart work harder
to pump oxygen and nutrients to muscles and skin. In the heat
this becomes more challenging for your body and worse for your
overall health and performance.
For peak performance, never run on empty. Hydrate before, during and after activity.
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According to the American College of Sports Medicine, athletic
performance is significantly affected when a person is dehydrated by more than 2% of their body weight. (That means a
drop of just 46 ounces of water in a 150-pound athlete/1.3L in
a 68-kilo athlete.) Water regulates your body temperature and
keeps you from overheating. As you exercise, your muscles
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generate heat. The body dissipates this heat through sweat,
and as the sweat evaporates, it cools the tissues beneath. Since
sweat is made up of about 95% water, you need to hydrate in
order to sweat normally.
Stay cool and go further by staying properly hydrated.
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Feeling tired is often a sign of dehydration. the loss of fluid in the
body forces your heart to work harder to circulate oxygen and
nutrients, which means that your brain isn’t getting what it needs
to stay alert and perform optimally. Without adequate hydration,
you are also more likely to feel muscle soreness and be less motivated to push forward in any aspect—physically or cognitively.
So the next time you feel sluggish, grab your water bottle and
take a short walk to wake up and get motivated!
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The next time you’re craving a mid-afternoon snack, try a water
break instead. Often that feeling of hunger is actually our body’s
way of asking for water. For those looking to lose weight, water
is a great tool because it has zero calories and helps alleviate
the munchies. If you’re a regular soda or beer drinker, switching to water can be one of the easiest ways to lose weight fast.
A 12-ounce can of soda contains about 10 teaspoons of sugar,
to motivate yourself to drink more water, try using a filter bottle
like CamelBak Groove® to improve the taste, or add a slice of
lemon or lime to your non-filter bottle. Carbonated water can be
an extra-refreshing treat for your body too.
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In colder temperatures, we are less motivated to stay hydrated.
Our bodies focus on staying warm, so we feel cold more than
we feel thirst. But staying hydrated is just as important in low
temperatures, for two key reasons. One is that we use more energy to cope with wet or snowy surfaces and the heavier clothing
that’s essential to cold weather. The other is that our blood vessels get smaller in cold temperatures, which reduces blood flow
to our extremities. Hydration can help get blood flowing more
efficiently, delivering warmth and energy to push ahead in cold
weather. Bundle up and stay hydrated!
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At higher altitudes, you exhale and perspire much more than
at sea level. Over the course of a day, that can add up to significant dehydration. The air pressure at altitude is lower, and
often so is the humidity. That means that evaporation of fluid
happens more quickly, so you need to drink more to give your
skin and lungs the water they need to function properly. If you
are hiking at altitude, plan to bring twice as much water as you
would bring on the same hike at sea level. If you are planning
a long trek, pack a water purifier like CamelBak All Clear™
so that you can have safe drinking water from local streams
or rivers.
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Water just might be the fountain of youth! When your body becomes dehydrated, it pulls water away from your skin to more
essential parts of your body like your blood and muscles. Hydrating your skin from the inside out can be the most effective
defense against fine lines and wrinkles. Try adding hydration to
your morning routine—keep a water bottle near your daily moisturizer as a reminder!
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By the time you’ve read this far, you’ve realized just how passionate we are about hydration. We know that staying hydrated
makes us healthier, and choosing re-usable bottles makes
our planet healthier. We invite you to join us in a life of healthy
hydration!
Camelbak® - 2000 South McDowell Blvd. Suite 200, Petaluma, CA 94954
USA: 1.800.767.8725 / 1.707.792.9700 FAX 1.707.665.9231
INTL: +39.0424.37458 - www.camelbak.com