Male and female upper body sweat distribution during running measured with technical absorbents

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 245-255

  Havenith, George ^a   Fogarty, Alison ^a   Bartlett, Rebecca ^a   Smith, Caroline J ^a   Ventenat, Vincent ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Movement Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

Clothing; Exercise; Gender; Regional; Sex; Sweating

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT;

ADULT; BACK; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CLOTHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE; SWEAT TEST; SWEATING; THORAX; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MOVEMENT; RUNNING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SWEATING;

EID: 50449099340     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0636-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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