Background. The summer is a time for various sporting events, many of which take place in
hot and humid environments. Heat exposure can have a significant impact on athletic …

Introduction: Best practice recommendations suggest five days of short term heat acclimation
(STHA) prior to multi-bout exercise days to reduce risk of exertional heat illnesses. It is …

As major sporting events are often held in hot environments, increased interest in ways of
optimally heat acclimating athletes to maximise performance has emerged. Heat acclimation …

Background Although the acquisition of heat acclimation (HA) is well-documented, less is
known about HA decay (HAD) and heat re-acclimation (HRA). The available literature …

Depressed oral respiratory mucosal immunity and increased incidence of upper respiratory
symptoms are commonly reported after bouts of prolonged exercise. The current study …

Heat acclimatization may help personnel who travel to areas with a hot climate (WBGT> 27°
C), making them operationally more efficient and performant through improvements in …

Purpose: To determine whether combining training in heat with “Live High, Train Low”
hypoxia (LHTL) further improves thermoregulatory and cardiovascular responses to a heat …

Acute exposure to heat, such as that experienced by people arriving into a hotter or more
humid environment, can compromise physical and cognitive performance as well as health …

Heat acclimation (HA) is the foremost method of preventing exertional heat illness during
exercise in hot and humid environments. However, the prevalence of HA training and its …

Objectives To examine the efficacy of weekly and bi-weekly heat training to maintain heat
acclimatization (HAz) and heat acclimation (HA) for 8 weeks in aerobically trained athletes …