Determining an optimal recovery time after exercising to exhaustion in a controlled climatic environment: Application to construction works

Building and Environment

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-37

  Chan, Albert P C ^a   Wong, Francis K W ^a   Wong, Del P ^b   Lam, Edmond W M ^a   Yi, Wen ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hot and humid environment; Optimal recovery time; Physiological parameters; Physiological strain index (PSI); Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE)

Indexed keywords

HOT WORKING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY;

HOT AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS; OPTIMAL RECOVERY TIME; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAIN INDICES (PSI); RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTIONS (RPE);

RECOVERY;

HUMID ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84858744209     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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