Effects of Heat Acclimation Following Heat Acclimatization on Whole Body Heat Exchange in Trained Endurance Athletes

Yasuki Sekiguchi, Courteney L. Benjamin, Elaine C. Lee, Jeb F. Struder, Ciara N. Manning, Margaret C. Morrissey, Michael R. Szymanski, Rebecca L. Stearns, Lawrence E. Armstrong and Douglas J. Casa
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Yasuki Sekiguchi: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Courteney L. Benjamin: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Elaine C. Lee: Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Jeb F. Struder: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Ciara N. Manning: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Margaret C. Morrissey: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Michael R. Szymanski: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Rebecca L. Stearns: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Lawrence E. Armstrong: Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Douglas J. Casa: Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in metabolic heat production (H prod ), evaporative heat loss (H evap ), and dry heat loss (H dry ), following heat acclimatization (HAz) and heat acclimation (HA). Twenty-two male endurance athletes (mean ± standard deviation; age, 37 ± 12 y; body mass, 73.4 ± 8.7 kg; height, 178.7 ± 6.8 cm; and VO 2max , 57.1 ± 7.2 mL·kg ?1 ·min ?1 ) completed three trials (baseline; post-HAz; and post-HA), which consisted of 60 min steady state exercise at 59 ± 2% velocityVO 2max in the heat (ambient temperature [T amb ], 35.2 ± 0.6 °C; relative humidity [%rh] 47.5 ± 0.4%). During the trial, VO 2 and RER were collected to calculate H prod , H evap , and H dry . Following the baseline trial, participants completed self-directed outdoor summer training followed by a post-HAz trial. Then, five days of HA were completed over eight days in the heat (T amb , 38.7 ± 1.1 °C; %rh, 51.2 ± 2.3%). During the HA sessions, participants exercised to maintain hyperthermia (38.50 °C and 39.75 °C) for 60 min. Then, a post-HA trial was performed. There were no differences in H prod between the baseline (459 ± 59 W·m ?2 ), post-HAz (460 ± 61 W·m ?2 ), and post-HA (464 ± 55 W·m ?2 , p = 0.866). However, H evap was significantly increased post-HA (385 ± 84 W·m ?2 ) compared to post-HAz (342 ± 86 W·m ?2 , p = 0.043) and the baseline (332 ± 77 W·m ?2 , p = 0.037). Additionally, H dry was significantly lower at post-HAz (125 ± 8 W·m ?2 , p = 0.013) and post-HA (121 ± 10 W·m ?2 , p < 0.001) compared to the baseline (128 ± 7 W·m ?2 ). H dry at post-HA was also lower than post-HAz ( p = 0.049). H prod did not change following HAz and HA. While H dry was decreased following HA, the decrease in H dry was smaller than the increases in H evap . Adaptations in body heat exchange can occur by HA following HAz.

Keywords: heat balance; evaporation; dry heat loss; running economy; metabolic heat production; heat adaptations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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