Thermal Imaging of Exercise-Associated Skin Temperature Changes in Swimmers Subjected to 2-min Intensive Exercise on a VASA Swim Bench Ergometer

Anna Knyszyńska, Aleksandra Radecka and Anna Lubkowska
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Anna Knyszyńska: Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Aleksandra Radecka: Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Anna Lubkowska: Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: An important element of swimming training is the improvement of muscle strength and the technique of swimming movements on dry land. The heat generated by the muscles involved in the effort contributes to a change in the temperature of the skin surface, which can be assessed by the IRT method. The aim of the study was to assess the symmetry and dynamics of changes in surface temperatures of selected areas of the body in swimmers after exercise on a swimming ergometer with the use of IRT. A total of 12 swimmers (aged 19 ± 1.3 years) completed a two-minute stress test (front crawl swimming movements) using a VASA Swim Ergometer, with a load of 5. Using an IRT camera (FLIR E60), postexercise changes in back and upper limbs surface temperature in relation to the resting values were observed. After exercise, the temperature value of all assessed areas decreased, apparently in the area of the back and the back of the arms, returning to the baseline values after 12 min of observation. There was no asymmetry in mean temperature values between the right and left upper limbs. IRT is a noninvasive and sensitive tool for the individual analysis of changes in body surface temperature in swimmers after training on dry land.

Keywords: thermal imaging; skin temperature; swimming training (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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