Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on intermittent exercise in thermoneutral and hot environments

Nation, Fiona; Birkett, Matt; Gleadall-Siddall, Damien; Burke, Rachel; Towlson, Christopher; Bray, James; Abt, Grant; Garrett, Andrew

Abstract

It is well-established that repetition of heat stress exposure has been shown to facilitate adaptations to the heat but these protocols have tended to be of a fixed work intensity, continuous exercise, long-term in duration (>7 days) and use hydration. Secondly, there is limited information on the potential use of heat acclimation as a training method for human performance in thermoneutral conditions. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation (STHA) for 5 days, using the controlled hyperthermia technique with dehydration, on intermittent exercise in thermoneutral and hot environments.

Citation

Nation, F., Birkett, M., Gleadall-Siddall, D., Burke, R., Towlson, C., Bray, J., …Garrett, A. (2015). Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on intermittent exercise in thermoneutral and hot environments. Extreme Physiology and Medicine, 4(1), A120. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A120

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Sep 14, 2015
• Publication Date: Sep 14, 2015
• Deposit Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2016
• Journal: Extreme physiology and medicine
• Electronic ISSN: 2046-7648
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 1
• Pages: A120
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A120
• Keywords: Meeting abstract
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/434895
• Publisher URL: http://extremephysiolmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A120
• Additional Information: This is a copy of an open access article published in Extreme physiology and medicine, 2015, v.4 supplement 1.