Self-paced exercise in hot and cool conditions is associated with the maintenance of %VO2peak within a narrow range

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1258-1265

  Périard, Julien D ^a   Racinais, Sébastien ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular strain; Cycling; Fatigue; Hyperthermia; Pacing; Thermoregulation; Time trial; VO2max

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; CYCLING; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; BICYCLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART RATE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN;

EID: 84932183899     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00084.2015     Document Type: Article

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