How to Stay Hydrated During this Heat Wave!

It's HOT! To stay hydrated during this heat wave and throughout the dog days of summer, drink plenty of cold fluids -- They're better than drinking room temperature ones--simply because it satisfies your body better, and if it tastes better, you'll drink more to stay hydrated. What are the best fluids to drink? Plenty of water, sports-energy drinks, diluted fruit juice, or ice-cold lemonade are best for hydration and to help replace the electrolytes your body depletes during exercise or this heat.

Stephanie Oakes is a fitness correspondent for Discovery Health Channel, a contributing editor for USA Weekend Magazine and the LA Times, and appears on NBC's 'Today in New York'. She can be reached at soakes@beststuff.com.