The physical training undertaken by athletes is one of a set of lifestyle or behavioural factors
that can influence immune function, health and ultimately exercise performance. Others …

ABSTRACT GORE, CJ, SA CLARK, and PU SAUNDERS. Nonhematological Mechanisms of
Improved Sea-Level Performance after Hypoxic Exposure. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 39 …

Enacted measures to control the spread of COVID-19 disease such as compulsory
confinement may influence health behaviors. The present study investigated changes in …

Since the 1960s there has been an escalation in the purposeful utilization of altitude to
enhance endurance athletic performance. This has been mirrored by a parallel …

Immune outcomes are key mediators of many health benefits of exercise and are
determined by exercise type, dose (frequency/duration, intensity), and individual …

1 History 1 2 The atmosphere 16 3 Geography and the human response to altitude 28 4
Genetics and high altitude 40 5 Altitude acclimatization and deterioration 53 6 Control of …

Abstract Saunders, Philo U., David B. Pyne, and Christopher Gore. Endurance training at
altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol. 10: 135–148, 2009.—Since the 1968 Olympic Games when the …

Aim To examine symptoms indicative of respiratory tract and gastrointestinal infections and
determine risk factors for such symptoms in elite cross-country skiers. Methods Self-reported …

Exercise immunology is an important, emerging sub-discipline within exercise physiology,
concerned with the relationship between exercise, immune function and infection risk. This …

Athletes, military personnel, fire fighters, mountaineers and astronauts may be required to
perform in environmental extremes (eg heat, cold, high altitude and microgravity). Exercising …