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Hydration Calculator

Recommended daily water intake based on weight and exercise.

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Worth Knowing

Popular 'eight glasses a day' advice ignores that fluid needs scale with body weight, climate, and activity, which is what this tool adjusts for. It's also worth remembering that a good share of daily water comes from food — fruit, vegetables, and cooked grains — so the target here is total fluid, not water you must drink on top of everything else. Thirst is a reliable guide for most healthy adults; pale-yellow urine is a simple, practical hydration check.

How to Use

  1. Enter Gender into the first field of the Hydration Calculator.
  2. Fill in the rest: Age, Weight, Exercise.
  3. Your result appears instantly as you type — there's no submit button or page reload.

Frequently Asked Questions