Short-term heat acclimation prior to a multi-day desert ultra-marathon improves physiological and psychological responses without compromising immune status

AGB Willmott, M Hayes, KAM Waldock… - Journal of Sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Multistage, ultra-endurance events in hot, humid conditions necessitate thermal adaptation,
often achieved through short term heat acclimation (STHA), to improve performance by …

Heat acclimation responses of an ultra‐endurance running group preparing for hot desert‐based competition

RJS Costa, MJ Crockford, JP Moore… - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Heat acclimation induces adaptations that improve exercise tolerance in hot conditions.
Here we report novel findings into the effects of ultra‐marathon specific exercise load in …

Short-term heat acclimation improves the determinants of endurance performance and 5-km running performance in the heat

CA James, AJ Richardson, PW Watt… - Applied Physiology …, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
This study investigated the effect of 5 days of controlled short-term heat acclimation (STHA)
on the determinants of endurance performance and 5-km performance in runners, relative to …

[HTML][HTML] Short-term isothermic heat acclimation elicits beneficial adaptations but medium-term elicits a more complete adaptation

JN Moss, FM Bayne, F Castelli, MR Naughton… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the effects of 60 min daily, short-term (STHA) and medium-term
(MTHA) isothermic heat acclimation (HA) on the physiological and perceptual responses to …

Adaptation to hot environmental conditions: an exploration of the performance basis, procedures and future directions to optimise opportunities for elite athletes

JH Guy, GB Deakin, AM Edwards, CM Miller, DB Pyne - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
Extreme environmental conditions present athletes with diverse challenges; however, not all
sporting events are limited by thermoregulatory parameters. The purpose of this leading …

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

AGB Willmott, OR Gibson, M Hayes… - Journal of thermal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Endurance performances are impaired under conditions of elevated heat stress. Short term
heat acclimation (STHA) over 4–6 days can evoke rapid adaptation, which mitigate …

[HTML][HTML] Heat acclimation following heat acclimatization elicits additional physiological improvements in male endurance athletes

CL Benjamin, Y Sekiguchi, JF Struder… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of heat acclimatization (HAz)
followed by heat acclimation (HA) on physiological adaptations. 25 male endurance athletes …

Intermittent exercise-heat exposures and intense physical activity sustain heat acclimation adaptations

JL Pryor, RR Pryor, LW Vandermark, EL Adams… - Journal of science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine if intermittent exercise-heat exposures (IHE) every fifth day sustain
heat acclimation (HA) adaptations 25 days after initial HA. Design Randomized control trial …

Heat acclimation attenuates the increased sensations of fatigue reported during acute exercise-heat stress

AGB Willmott, M Hayes, CA James, OR Gibson… - Temperature, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Athletes exercising in heat stress experience increased perceived fatigue acutely, however it
is unknown whether heat acclimation (HA) reduces the magnitude of this perceptual …

Induction and decay of short-term heat acclimation in moderately and highly trained athletes

AT Garrett, NJ Rehrer, MJ Patterson - Sports medicine, 2011 - Springer
A rethinking of current heat-acclimation strategies is required as most research and advice
for improving physiological strain in the heat includes maintaining hydration using long-term …