Hydration is Important For Events

Hydration - An important element for any outdoor event planner

When considering planning an outdoor event whether it be for public or private use and there will be numerous individuals including men, women and children. It is important for the event planner to consider having portable restrooms available for either gender specific or non-segmented toilets. Attendees at public events as well as private events take into consideration how long it will take them to go to the restroom. If public restrooms require a long walk many people will curtail their fluid intake. Depending on the conditions and particularly if it is a hot dry day, some individuals can become dehydrated and extremely tired. Events are supposed to be fun and if an individual decides that fluid intake should be restricted and they become fatigued due to dehydration, depending on the individuals health history it could become dangerous.

Quite often an event planner will decide due to the cost of portable restrooms that they can be eliminated and funds can be saved. If there are physical activities involved in the event, people need to stay hydrated and if restrooms are inconvenient to find people may decide to curtail fluid intake. An event planner is really making a grave mistake not providing adequate portable toilets. We all know, not everyone enjoys using a portable toilet but the fact is hydration is extremely important. Since hydration is an important factor in weight loss and with the majority of our population being overweight, event planners should always consider hydration, the loss of hydration, event activities, convenience of public restrooms in making the final decision to rent portable toilets.

Especially during the summer when heat and humidity can cause rapid dehydration event planners should consider sponsorship from a company that provides beverages suitable for that event so that participates can be properly hydrated. There are numerous new start-up companies that offer a variation of water or a water product. Consult with these vendors and take into consideration how convenient public restrooms are at your next event before making the decision not to provide portable toilets.

At a recent event, portable restrooms were excluded and public restrooms were somewhat inconvenient. Some participants mentioned that they were not drinking water because it took too long of a walk to the restroom. Later on that day some of the same individuals expressed fatigue early on. I also noticed that several individuals decided to leave the event early and one even mentioned it was because it was a " drag" to go to the bathroom. Make your next event fun and convenient.