The Effects of Heat Adaptation on Physiology, Perception and Exercise Performance in the Heat: A Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1699-1724

  Tyler, Christopher J ^a   Reeve, Tom ^a   Hodges, Gary J ^b   Cheung, Stephen S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; EXERCISE; HEAT; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; THERMOTOLERANCE;

EID: 84964311387     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-016-0538-5     Document Type: Review

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