Heating Up to Keep Cool: Benefits and Persistence of a Practical Heat Acclimation Protocol in Elite Female Olympic Team-Sport Athletes.

Stephen P Fenemor Matthew W DrillerNicholas D GillBrad AndersonJulia R CasadioStacy T Sims Christopher Martyn Beaven

Published in: International journal of sports physiology and performance (2023)

Ten days of passive HA can elicit some thermoregulatory and performance benefits when integrated into a training program in elite female team-sport athletes. However, such a protocol does not provide a sufficient thermal impulse for thermoregulatory adaptations to be retained after 15 days with no further heat stimulus.

Keyphrases

high school
randomized controlled trial
palliative care
body composition
heat stress
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