Tag: heat acclimation

• Do females acclimate differently to the heat than males?

  

  While heat acclimation (HA) protocols have traditionally lasted ~10 days, it has been suggested that short term (< 7 days) HA may provide physiological adaptations resulting in performance benefits for male athletes. However, this may not be the case for female athletes!

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  June 28, 2022

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  eat to win, endurance performance, female athlete, heat, heat acclimation, hydration, sweat rate

• Physiological changes to heat acclimation

  

  Heat acclimation is an additional strategy competitive athletes may use while preparing for an endurance event taking place in hot/humid conditions. The process of heat acclimation involves adapting to thermal stress via increase in core temperature and sweating through repeated exposure to an artificial environment (heat chamber, hot tub, sauna).

  insidesportsnutrition

  June 28, 2022

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  acclimation, endurance performance, heat, heat acclimation, hydration, sportnutrition, sweat rate

• How Does Heat Affect Female Athletes?

  

  Females have a reduced sweat gland activity compared to males, which limits evaporative heat loss and may cause additional heat stress during exercise.

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  June 28, 2022

  carbohydrate, female athlete, heat, hydration, performance, sports nutrition

  female athlete, heat, heat acclimation, hydration