Water Parade: Drink Up!
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I heard from my cousin, SAF doesn't practise Water Parade any more, is it true?
Too much or not enough water is both Not Good!
ST - Paying heed to the amount of fluids that we drink daily may be more important than you think.
While eight glasses of water per day is a reliable guide, factors such as gender, level of activity, diet and body weight influence the exact amount of water that one needs.
'An individual's daily water intake can vary widely," said Dr Chin Khong Ling, a family physician at Healthway Medical Sengkang Clinic.
'Generally, adult females need 2.2 litres while males need 2.9 litres of water daily, but this can go up to 4.5 litres for those doing manual work in high temperatures," he added.
This is because exertion causes the body to lose water through sweat.
Other than perspiration, water is also lost through breathing, urine and stools, said Dr Wong Wei Mon, a senior physician at Raffles Medical.
Even mild dehydration, which refers to a fluid deficit of 2 per cent, can wreak havoc on one's body and mind.
'Physically, one may experience perceived or real muscle weakness," said general practitioner Karen Soh of Pacific Wellness Centre. 'Psychological effects include tiredness, headaches and a reduced ability to concentrate and analyse information," she said.
Research such as a 1998 study published in the European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition found that mild dehydration decreases mathematical ability, visual-motor function and short-term memory. Later studies also found adverse effects on perception and reaction time.
The reason for such serious consequences is water's key role in major bodily functions.
'Water makes up more than 70 per cent of most tissues, including muscle, skin and visceral organs," said Dr Wong. 'Our bodies need water for blood circulation, digestion, to maintain body temperature and for hormonal communication between the organs.'
All three doctors agreed that thirst is a poor indicator of dehydration.
'By the time you get thirsty, it is too late," said Dr Wong, adding that we should drink water frequently throughout the day and avoid too many diuretic beverages like coffee and alcohol, which promote water loss through urination.
However, one should not overdo drinking either. Too much water leads to water intoxication, where electrolyte levels in the bloodstream are diluted to very low levels, warned Dr Soh.
'Water intoxication can occur in endurance athletes who drink plain water without replacing the electrolytes lost through sweat or in those involved in low-intensity exercise but who over-hydrate in the belief that tremendous water intake is beneficial," she said.
Dr Soh added that such cases are rare as the kidneys will try to remove the excess fluid, and one should consider electrolyte-containing beverages after physical exertion instead of plain bottled or tap water.
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yeah, they have outsourced the water parades to commerical companies...
whenever there are any physical activities and route marches, a van of either iced milo/ horlicks or 100plus/ h2o will follow just behind the training soldiers...
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Originally posted by Rednano:
yeah, they have outsourced the water parades to commerical companies...
whenever there are any physical activities and route marches, a van of either iced milo/ horlicks or 100plus/ h2o will follow just behind the training soldiers...
wow seriousnow got milo, horlicks etc!!!
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u mean during breakfast?
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the field rations' accessories pack have them...
1 x packet of milo powder
1 x horlicks malties
1 x packet of pocari sweat
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yes too much water harms body
in American there a woman who die of drinking too much plain water in a single moment when she try to take part in the game to win a PSP / X-box for her son.
in the end she lose her life .....................
its a sad case because of water poisoning ............
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SAF soliders are not small kids.
When they are thirsty they can drink water by themself don't need people to force them to drink water
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are you sure they are not kids?
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they aren't kids but lots of them are dumb..
really dumb...
and you can't legislate for stupidity...
heck! you can try.. but make it foolproof and they'll come up with a better fool..
they tried to legislate.. which part of "criminal" is difficult to understand, yet, there are stupid people smuggling cigarettes...
and worse, even stupider people defending the stupid people's actions...
so there...
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Wait they take their M16 to shoot you than you will know whether they are kids anot
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Wah, iced milo, I didn't have that in my time.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Wah, iced milo, I didn't have that in my time.
well, in my time, we had something which we thought was ice milo.. but it turned out to be muddy water with ice -
Originally posted by automator:
Wait they take their M16 to shoot you than you will know whether they are kids anot
SAR21...I guess -
what makes u think that i won't have my m16 too?
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Originally posted by Rednano:
yeah, they have outsourced the water parades to commerical companies...
whenever there are any physical activities and route marches, a van of either iced milo/ horlicks or 100plus/ h2o will follow just behind the training soldiers...
i thought BMT training still got enforce water parade? or now no more le
at 1st i saw the title, i thought it refers to all water parades in the whole of SAF... is the change applied only to units/command schs? if the water parade really scrap, means tekong there ho seh liao lol
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Originally posted by Rednano:
the field rations' accessories pack have them...
1 x packet of milo powder
1 x horlicks malties
1 x packet of pocari sweat
pocari only pack A, but inside got nth much one.
still got water parade, before physical activity sure have one mah
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Commanders in training schools & units who go outfield alot give their trainees/men water parade at appropriate times. So no worries collinnxk88, BMT is no exception.. Haha..
Well, there are people in the army who think like kids. So, water parades are still necessary.
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Pls leh... bmt and training still have water parade... just when you are in vocation, otot.