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VIDEO: Why is hydration so important?

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Coaches, moms and dads alike will wear you out with it: “Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate!” OK, great. We get it. But what does that really mean? And why is it so important?

In a YSPN360.com video exclusive, performance dietician Amanda Carlson-Phillips breaks down not just the Why, but the What, the When … and how a simple bathroom DIY can help you gauge if you’re where you need to be!

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