Thermoregulation during exercise in the heat: Strategies for maintaining health and performance

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 669-682

  Wendt, Daniël ^a   Van Loon, Luc J C ^a   Van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter D ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; VASODILATATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; VASODILATION; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 34547446198     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737080-00002     Document Type: Review

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