June 23rd, 2025
Many people are unaware of the dangers of dehydration. Which is why late football coach Victor Hawkins figured out something had to be done. National Hydration Day was established in his honor. Hawkins was a high school football coach, who began to worry about his players when he started noticing that many of them were missing practice time and suffering injuries due to the side effects of dehydration. Individuals need to drink plenty of water and other fluids to keep hydration levels maintained, especially i hot weather and when doing lots of physical activity.
Source: www.alabamapublichealth.gov/blog/2023/06/hydration.html
