Starting your day with a glass of water helps start your day with more energy while giving yourself plenty of health benefits. After a good night’s sleep, your body is mildly dehydrated, and drinking water when you wake up is a great way to rehydrate. But how much water should you drink when you wake up, what are the benefits of this daily habit, and what if you don’t like London tap water?

How much water should you drink when you wake up?

It’s commonly known that water is good for you and we should all drink between 6 and 8 glasses, which is roughly 2 litres, each day. While this amount includes any low-fat, low-sugar drinks like herbal or fruit teas or milk, it’s water that’s the greatest and healthiest hydrator of all. So, how much water should you drink when you wake up?

There’s no right or wrong answer here, but generally, one glass of around 250-500ml as soon as you wake up is a good amount to get your body going – especially on an empty stomach. Your body is naturally dehydrated after the hours of sleep you’ve just enjoyed, so replacing those lost fluids helps get your body ready for the day.

Why should you drink water when you wake up?

Drinking water when you wake up offers plenty can improve your health and give you a great start to the day. Here are some benefits an early glass of water can bring you.

• Metabolism boost – Drinking water on an empty stomach in the morning can increase your metabolism by up to 30%. This water-based boost not only helps with digestion but can also help weight management.

• Improves mental alertness – Dehydration can lead to headaches, tiredness, and a lack of concentration. By drinking water when you wake up, the blood flow to your brain is improved, helping you stay more alert.

• Flushes out toxins – As you sleep, your body carries on working to repair and regenerate cells. A glass of water in the morning will help your kidneys flush out your body’s waste and toxins more effectively.

• Good digestive health – Water is vital to healthy digestion and an early morning drink of water can get things moving again. This will help prevent constipation and make sure your body absorbs the nutrients it needs.

Start your day with Thirsty Work

Drinking water first thing in the morning is a great way to start your day, having plenty of benefits and positive effects on your body. But if you’re living in and around London and the South East, the taste of the London mains tap water could put you off, even though it's safe to drink. 

Our bottled water coolers deliver naturally sourced, pure-filtered water that has a delicately crisp taste while our mains-fed water coolers have advanced filtration to remove nasty niffs, weird tastes, and leftover contaminants that might come from your mains water supply. 

So what better way to start your day than by drinking cool, refreshing water from Thirsty Work when you wake up? Talk to our customer service team today about which model will be best for you – get your free quote, or start your 10-day free trial of any fully installed water cooler direct from our London depot by calling 0208 049 8501 or email hello@thirstywork.com today