The effects of single versus twice daily short term heat acclimation on heat strain and 3000 m running performance in hot, humid conditions

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2016, Pages 59-67

  Willmott, A G B ^a   Gibson, O R ^a,b   Hayes, M ^a   Maxwell, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletics; Heat acclimation; Heat stress; Military; Short term heat acclimation; Thermoregulation; Twice daily

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PEAK OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SINGLE SESSION PER DAY HEAT ACCLIMATION; THERMOREGULATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TWICE DAILY HEAT ACCLIMATION; ACCLIMATIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEART RATE; HEAT; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING;

EID: 84957086280     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.01.001     Document Type: Article

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