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Background and Aim: Dehydration due to exercise and heat is a regular issue  among athletes that can affect an athlete's performance and even health. This study aimed to identify  the effects of different hydration intensity on some of physiological and physical functions  in active women. Materials and Methods: Ten healthy active women with an average age: 26.6 ± 6.24 years, Height: 163.20 ± 5.20 cm, weight 54.89 ± 6.59 kg and BMI 20. 59 ± 2.45 kg/m2 voluntarily participated in three separate days at different intensity euhydration , mild and moderate dehydration. Dehydration situation provided by exercise, heat stress and water consumption. Anaerobic power, upper and lower body muscular strength and endurance were measured in three conditions. To analyse the data the repeated measure variance were used and the significance level was considered at pResults: At mild and moderate dehydration situations significant reduction were observed as compare to euhydration situation including; in anaerobic power 7.37 per cent and 11.94 per cent, upper body muscular Endurance 3.4 per cent and 17.44 per cent, lower body muscular endurance 2.66 per cent and 5.75 per cent, lower body muscular strength 4 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. Upper body muscular strength in moderate dehydration as compared to euhydration situation also 8.62 per cent decreased. Conclusions: It seems that some physical factors such as anaerobic power, muscular strength and endurance, also in mild intensities may be significantly reduced by dehydration.

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