Right before the pandemic hit, hydroflasks, painted, stickered and plain were a rising trend. As many began acquiring these bottles, they obviously started drinking more water. I was a part of this trend. Maybe not the whole vsco trend, but I definitely started collecting bottles. I’ve always been one to drink nothing but water, “if you're thirsty you're already dehydrated” or at least that's what my grandma always said. But I found myself drinking even more water, with this source always available, it makes water more convenient to access and when it's empty you have to fill it since there's no point in carrying an empty bottle. I think this was the case for many, not just myself. Having easier access to something generally means you're more likely to do it, showing a lot about our society and how we function. Hydration is a basic need and standard for every person but when a can of soda is an easier grab than filling up a glass of water that fact can be forgotten about and pushed aside out of laziness and ease. Although filling up a water bottle is time consuming, it's also time consuming to drive to the store and buy more of these easily accessible beverages. Even though it's just a water bottle, it’s important to consider how simple things like this in our life are bigger factors into our well being and health. Hydroflasks are also a very useful thing to carry not just for convenient hydration, if you're traveling they are great for soup or hot chocolate if you need something warm and easy. Although hydroflasks are a bit pricey, there are always alternative brands that can match your ideal price and provide you with the same amount of productivity and efficiency and hydration.
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Hydro Flasks and VSCO girls were definitely a big thing during quarantine, but I never really connected it to hydration, which is a very interesting observation. Personally, decorating my water bottle was my favorite part and definitely encouraged me to bring a refillable water bottle with me more often. Thank you for your insight Morgan, good job!!
ReplyDeleteHi Morgan!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I myself didn’t really get into the trend, I definitely agree with you that hydro flasks became a trend right before quarantine. Having a water bottle handy makes it so much easier to just periodically drink water throughout the day. Also knowing “okay I need to drink 2 of these bottles a day to drink a healthy amount” makes me feel better. Also, for some reason, water from a reusable bottle tastes better than water from a plastic bottle. That might be just my brain, but its what I’ve discovered. Another thing is, you can’t decorate a plastic bottle with stickers. A reusable one, you can do whatever you want to it. This was a nice response!