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Thigpen B, Grundstein A, Yeargin S. Parade safety and planning: A heat balance case study of marching band artists. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 2024:1-11. [PMID: 39008819 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2024.2358171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Marching band (MB) artists are subject to exertional heat illnesses (EHIs) similar to other active groups like laborers and athletes. Yet, they are an understudied population with no evidence-based heat safety guidelines. Presented here is a case study of the 233rd annual Bristol, RI Independence Day Parade in 2018 that resulted in over 50 EHIs, including 25 from the Saint Anthony Village marching band (MB) from suburban Minneapolis, MN. This research aims to identify the contributing factors that led to the large number of EHIs, as well as guide ensuring the safety of MB artists in future events. A human heat balance model in conjunction with local weather data was used to simulate heat stress on MB artists. Three modeling scenarios were used to isolate the roles of clothing (band uniform vs. t-shirt and shorts), weather (July 4, 2018 vs. 30-year climatology), and metabolic rate (slow, moderate, and brisk marching pacing) on heat stress. The results identify several key factors that increased heat stress. The meteorological conditions were unusually hot, humid, and sunny for Bristol, resulting in reduced cooling from evaporation and convection, and increased radiant heating. Behavioral factors also affect heat stress. The full marching band uniforms reduced evaporative cooling by 50% and the activity levels of marching 4 km over several hours without breaks resulted in conditions that were uncompensable. Finally, it is speculated that a lack of acclimatization for participants from cooler regions may have exacerbated heat-related impacts. These findings highlight several recommendations for MB directors and race organizers, including the use of summer uniforms for anticipated hot conditions, and advance parade planning that includes providing shade/hydration before and after the parade for participants, considering cooler routes that reduce radiant heating and preparing for anticipated heat-related health impacts appropriate for anticipated hot conditions.
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- Ben Thigpen
- Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
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- Department of Athletic Training, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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Jay O, Périard JD, Clark B, Hunt L, Ren H, Suh H, Gonzalez RR, Sawka MN. Whole body sweat rate prediction: outdoor running and cycling exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 136:1478-1487. [PMID: 38695357 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00831.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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Our aim was to develop and validate separate whole body sweat rate prediction equations for moderate to high-intensity outdoor cycling and running, using simple measured or estimated activity and environmental inputs. Across two collection sites in Australia, 182 outdoor running trials and 158 outdoor cycling trials were completed at a wet-bulb globe temperature ranging from ∼15°C to ∼29°C, with ∼60-min whole body sweat rates measured in each trial. Data were randomly separated into model development (running: 120; cycling: 100 trials) and validation groups (running: 62; cycling: 58 trials), enabling proprietary prediction models to be developed and then validated. Running and cycling models were also developed and tested when locally measured environmental conditions were substituted with participants' subjective ratings for black globe temperature, wind speed, and humidity. The mean absolute error for predicted sweating rate was 0.03 and 0.02 L·h-1 for running and cycling models, respectively. The 95% confidence intervals for running (+0.44 and -0.38 L·h-1) and cycling (+0.45 and -0.42 L·h-1) were within acceptable limits for an equivalent change in total body mass over 3 h of ±2%. The individual variance in observed sweating described by the predictive models was 77% and 60% for running and cycling, respectively. Substituting measured environmental variables with subjective assessments of climatic characteristics reduced the variation in observed sweating described by the running model by up to ∼25%, but only by ∼2% for the cycling model. These prediction models are publicly accessible (https://sweatratecalculator.com) and can guide individualized hydration management in advance of outdoor running and cycling.NEW & NOTEWORTHY We report the development and validation of new proprietary whole body sweat rate prediction models for outdoor running and outdoor cycling using simple activity and environmental inputs. Separate sweat rate models were also developed and tested for situations where all four environmental parameters are not available, and some must be subsequently estimated by the user via a simple rating scale. All models are freely accessible through an online calculator: https://sweatratecalculator.com. These models, via the online calculator, will enable individualized hydration management for training or recreational cycling or running in an outdoor environment.
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- Ollie Jay
- Heat and Health Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Research Institute of Sports and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Research Institute of Sports and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Heat and Health Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Coca-Cola Company (USA), Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- The Coca-Cola Company (USA), Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- Gonzalez Advanced Biophysics Associates, Lorenzo, New Mexico, United States
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- School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Fisher KG, Cottle RM, Kenney WL, Wolf ST. Sunscreen does not alter sweating responses or critical environmental limits in young adults (PSU HEAT project). J Appl Physiol (1985) 2024; 136:322-329. [PMID: 38126091 PMCID: PMC11212801 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00756.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Outdoor athletes often eschew using sunscreen due to perceived performance impairments, which many attribute in part to the potential for reduced thermoregulatory heat loss. Past studies examining the impact of sunscreen on thermoregulation are equivocal. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mineral and chemical-based sunscreens on sweating responses and critical environmental limits in hot-dry (HD) and warm-humid (WH) environments. Nine subjects (3 M/6 F; 25 ± 2 yr) were tested with 1) no sunscreen (control), 2) chemical-, and 3) mineral-based sunscreen. Subjects were exposed to progressive heat stress with either 1) constant dry-bulb temperature (Tdb) at 34°C and increasing water vapor pressure (Pa) (WH trials) or 2) constant Pa at 12 mmHg and increasing Tdb (HD trials). Subjects walked at 4.9 ± 0.5 metabolic equivalents (METs) until an upward inflection in gastrointestinal temperature was observed (i.e., the critical environmental limit). Compared with control (39.9 ± 3.0°C), critical Tdb was not different in mineral (39.2 ± 3.5°C, P = 0.39) or chemical (39.7 ± 3.0°C, P = 0.98) sunscreen trials in HD environments. Compared with control (18.8 ± 4.0 mmHg), critical Pa was not different in mineral (18.9 ± 4.8 mmHg, P = 0.81) or chemical (19.5 ± 4.6 mmHg, P = 0.81) sunscreen trials in WH environments. Sweating rates, evaporative heat loss, skin wettedness, and sweating efficiency were not different among the three trials in the WH (all P ≥ 0.48) or HD (all P ≥ 0.87) environments. Critical environmental limits are unaffected by sunscreen application, suggesting sunscreen does not alter integrative thermoregulatory responses during exercise in the heat.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Our findings demonstrate that neither sweating nor critical environmental limits were affected by mineral-based and chemical-based sunscreen applications. The rates of change in core temperature during compensable and uncompensable heat stress were not changed by wearing sunscreen. Evaporative heat loss, efficiency of sweat evaporation, skin wettedness, and sweating rates were unaffected by sunscreen. Sunscreen did not alter integrative thermoregulatory responses during exercise in the heat.
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- Kat G Fisher
- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Graduate Program in Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Department of Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
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Li Z, Zhang X. Assessing human internal exposure to chemicals at different physical activity levels: A physiologically based kinetic (PBK) model incorporating metabolic equivalent of task (MET). ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 182:108312. [PMID: 37956621 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Physical activity levels have the potential to impact human internal exposure to environmental chemicals. However, the current lack of simple modeling approaches hinders the high-throughput screening of chemical exposure at different physical activity levels. To address this gap, this study proposes a straightforward model for assessing human internal exposure to chemicals. Our approach is based on the physiologically based kinetic (PBK) model and utilizes the metabolic equivalent of task (MET) to characterize internal exposure to chemicals at varying activity levels. To facilitate the application of this model, we have developed an Excel-based operation tool, allowing users to easily modify the MET value and generate simulation results for different physical activity levels. The simulation results demonstrate that as physical activity levels increase, the biotransfer factors (BTFs) of chemicals decrease, suggesting that higher physical activity levels reduce the bioaccumulation potential of chemicals. The intensified physical activity enhances the overall elimination kinetics of chemicals from the human body. However, the simulated concentrations of chemicals in the human body increase with higher physical activity levels, due to the significantly increased external exposure to chemicals, such as through inhalation. Our proposed modeling approach, along with the operational tool, enables high-throughput simulation of human chronic internal exposure to chemicals at different physical activity levels, where the findings can assist in screening chemicals for further health risk assessment. To accomplish this, the model incorporates certain assumptions and utilizes generic model input values. However, due to the intricate nature of the interaction between external and internal exposures at different physical activity levels, validating the simulation through experimental studies becomes challenging and is not performed in this study. For future studies, we recommend incorporating more MET-related physiological input variables, improving energy balance estimates, comprehending external exposure estimates, and conducting cohort studies to enhance and validate the proposed modeling approach.
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- Zijian Li
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China.
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- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China
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Zhou B, Huang Y, Nie J, Ding L, Sun C, Chen B. Modification and verification of the PMV model to improve thermal comfort prediction at low pressure. J Therm Biol 2023; 117:103722. [PMID: 37832334 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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The human body's thermal physiology changes due to atmospheric pressure, which significantly impacts the perception of thermal comfort. To quantify this effect, an improved version of the Predicted Mean Vote model (PMVp), was developed in this study to predict human thermal sensation under low atmospheric pressure conditions. The study employed environmental conditions of 0km/26°C, 3km/26°C, 4km/26°C, and 4km/21°C. Thirteen subjects were continuously monitored for exhaled CO2, inhaled O2, ambient temperature (ta), relative humidity (RH), air velocity (V), black globe temperature (tg), and altitude (H). The predictive performance of PMVp was evaluated by comparing the experimental results from this study with previous experiments. The findings demonstrate that PMVp exhibits lower root-mean-square errors (RMSE) than the original PMV model. Under the four experimental conditions, the RMSE values for PMVp were 0.311, 0.408, 0.123, and 0.375, while those for PMV were 1.251, 1.367, 1.106, and 1.716, respectively. Specifically, at a temperature range of 21∼27°C (altitude: 941m), the RMSE of PMVp (0.354) was smaller than PMV's. Furthermore, the study analyzed the sensitivity of PMVp to input parameters at an altitude of 4 km. PMVp exhibited considerable sensitivity to the metabolic rate (M) and thermal insulation of clothing (ICL). Consequently, a simple sensitivity scale was established: M>ICL>Ta≈V>Tr>H≈RH, indicating the relative importance of these parameters in influencing PMVp's response. The research findings provide comprehensive knowledge and a useful reference for developing a standard to design and evaluate indoor thermal environments in the plateau region.
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- Biyun Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University), Ministry of Education Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University), Ministry of Education Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University), Ministry of Education Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University), Ministry of Education Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University), Ministry of Education Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (Beihang University), Ministry of Education Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Scott JPR, Green DA, Weerts G, Cheuvront SN. Effects of body size and countermeasure exercise on estimates of life support resources during all-female crewed exploration missions. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5950. [PMID: 37045858 PMCID: PMC10097614 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31713-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Employing a methodology reported in a recent theoretical study on male astronauts, this study estimated the effects of body size and aerobic countermeasure (CM) exercise in a four-person, all-female crew composed of individuals drawn from a stature range (1.50- to 1.90-m) representative of current space agency requirements (which exist for stature, but not for body mass) upon total energy expenditure (TEE), oxygen (O2) consumption, carbon dioxide (CO2) and metabolic heat (Hprod) production, and water requirements for hydration, during space exploration missions. Assuming geometric similarity across the stature range, estimates were derived using available female astronaut data (mean age: 40-years; BMI: 22.7-kg·m-2; resting VO2 and VO2max: 3.3- and 40.5-mL·kg-1·min-1) on 30- and 1080-day missions, without and with, ISS-like countermeasure exercise (modelled as 2 × 30-min aerobic exercise at 75% VO2max, 6-day·week-1). Where spaceflight-specific data/equations were not available, terrestrial equivalents were used. Body size alone increased 24-h TEE (+ 30%), O2 consumption (+ 60%), CO2 (+ 60%) and Hprod (+ 60%) production, and water requirements (+ 17%). With CM exercise, the increases were + 25-31%, + 29%, + 32%, + 38% and + 17-25% across the stature range. Compared to the previous study of theoretical male astronauts, the effect of body size on TEE was markedly less in females, and, at equivalent statures, all parameter estimates were lower for females, with relative differences ranging from -5% to -29%. When compared at the 50th percentile for stature for US females and males, these differences increased to - 11% to - 41% and translated to larger reductions in TEE, O2 and water requirements, and less CO2 and Hprod during 1080-day missions using CM exercise. Differences between female and male theoretical astronauts result from lower resting and exercising O2 requirements (based on available astronaut data) of female astronauts, who are lighter than male astronauts at equivalent statures and have lower relative VO2max values. These data, combined with the current move towards smaller diameter space habitat modules, point to a number of potential advantages of all-female crews during future human space exploration missions.
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- Jonathan P R Scott
- Institut Médecine Physiologie Spatiale (MEDES), Toulouse, France.
- Space Medicine Team, European Astronaut Centre, European Space Agency, Cologne, Germany.
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- Space Medicine Team, European Astronaut Centre, European Space Agency, Cologne, Germany
- KBR GmbH, Cologne, Germany
- Centre of Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Space Medicine Team, European Astronaut Centre, European Space Agency, Cologne, Germany
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Liu C, Liu J, Shao W, Lu J, Gao H. The Considerable Water Evaporation Induced by Human Perspiration and Respiration in Megacities: Quantifying Method and Case Study in Beijing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148638. [PMID: 35886494 PMCID: PMC9324489 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The water cycle in urban areas is called the natural-social dualistic water cycle, and it is driven not only by natural forces, but also by human activities. As the drivers of the social water cycle, human perspire continuously, and this is often overlooked as a contributing factor to the water cycle. This paper proposes a method for quantifying the water evaporation induced by human perspiration and respiration in megacities. A calculation based on the sweating prediction model was applied to the city of Beijing to evaluate the evaporation from the human body. The results show that the greatest volume of evaporation produced by human occurs in summer, and the least in spring. The total evaporation produced by human was converted to the evaporation on unit area of the city and reached 5075.2 m3/km2 in the six core districts of Beijing. According to the calculation, the total volume was considerable and reached 14.0 million m3 in 2020, which was equivalent to the annual evapotranspiration from an area of 104.9 km2 of Acer truncatum forest (15 cm diameter at breast height, afforestation density 800 plants/hm2), and even twice the annual total water use in Tartu, Estonia. The results of the study provide a reference for dualistic water cycle research and water cycle flux calculation in urban areas.
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- Chuang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China; (C.L.); (W.S.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China; (C.L.); (W.S.); (J.L.)
- Engineering and Technology Research Center for Water Resources and Hydroecology of the Ministry of Water Resources, Beijing 100038, China
- Key Laboratory of River Basin Digital Twinning of Ministry of Water Resources, Beijing 100038, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-10-6878-1936
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China; (C.L.); (W.S.); (J.L.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, China; (C.L.); (W.S.); (J.L.)
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- College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China;
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An Analytical Model to Predict Foot Sole Temperature: Implications to Insole Design for Physical Activity in Sport and Exercise. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12136806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Foot sole temperature, besides its importance in thermal comfort, can be considered an important factor in identifying tissue injuries due to heavy activities or diseases. Hyperthermia, which is a raise in the foot temperature, increases the risk of diabetic ulcers considerably. In this study, a model is proposed to predict the foot sole temperature with acceptable accuracy. This model for the first time considers both the thermal and mechanical properties of the shoe sole, the intensity of the activity, the ambient condition, and sweating, which are involved in the thermal interaction between the sole of the foot and footwear. Furthermore, the proposed model provides the opportunity to estimate the contributions of different parameters in foot thermal regulation by describing the interaction of activity, duration, and intensity as well as sweating in influencing the foot sole temperature. In doing so it takes into account the relative importance of heat capacitance and the thermal conductivity. The results of this study revealed that sweating is not as effective in cooling the ball area of the foot while it is the principal contributor to thermal regulation in the arch area. The model also showed the importance of trapped air in keeping the foot warm, especially in cold conditions. Based on the simulation results, in selecting the shoe sole, and in addition to the conductivity, the thermal capacity of the sole of the shoe needs to be considered. The developed analytical model allowed the investigation of the contribution of all the involved parameters in foot thermal regulation and has shown that a different foot temperature can be achieved when the amount of material versus air is changed in the insole design. This can have practical implications in the insole design for a variety of conditions such as hypo and hyper-thermia in physical activities in sports and exercise settings.
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Villafaina S, Biehl-Printes C, Parraca JA, de Oliveira Brauner F, Tomas-Carus P. What Mathematical Models Are Accurate for Prescribing Aerobic Exercise in Women with Fibromyalgia? BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11050704. [PMID: 35625432 PMCID: PMC9138585 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Simple Summary Intensity prescription for cardiorespiratory exercises is crucial for achieving health/fitness benefits. However, not all of the population can access a cardiopulmonary exercise test, either for economic reasons or location resources, to determine their ventilatory thresholds. Therefore, different mathematical models can predict the intensity based on the maximum or reserve heart rate. Exercise prescription guidelines indicate that people with fibromyalgia should exercise at 60% of their VO2max. However, people with fibromyalgia suffer from dysautonomia, which could lead to chronotropic incompetence, the inability to increase heart rate with increasing exercise intensities. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship and level of agreement between different mathematical models and the heart rate obtained from a cardiopulmonary exercise test at their ventilatory threshold 1. The results showed that the well-known “220 − age” at 76% and the mathematical model designed for people with fibromyalgia “209 − 0.85 × age” at 76% showed a significant level of agreement. However, Tanaka and Karvonen’s formula did not show a significant level of agreement. Thus, the “220 − age” at 76% and “209 − 0.85 × age” at 76% can be used in people with FM to prescribe aerobic exercise. Abstract Objectives: This article aims to verify the agreement between the standard method to determine the heart rate achieved in the ventilatory threshold 1 in the cardiopulmonary exercise testing (VT1) and the mathematical models with exercise intensities suggested by the literature in order to check the most precise for fibromyalgia (FM) patients. Methods: Seventeen women with FM were included in this study. The VT1 was used as the standard method to compare four mathematical models applied in the literature to calculate the exercise intensity in FM patients: the well-known “220 − age” at 76%, Tanaka predictive equation “208 − 0.7 × age” at 76%, the FM model HRMax “209 – 0.85 × age” at 76%, and Karvonen Formula at 60%. Bland–Altman analysis and correlation analyses were used to explore agreement and correlation between the standard method and the mathematical models. Results: Significant correlations between the heart rate at the VT1 and the four mathematical estimation models were observed. However, the Bland-Altman analysis only showed agreement between VT1 and “220 − age” (bias = −114.83 + 0.868 × x; 95% LOA = −114.83 + 0.868 × x + 1.96 × 7.46 to −114.83 + 0.868 × x − 1.96 × 7.46, where x is the average between the heart rate obtained in the CPET at VT1 and “220 − age”, in this case 129.15; p = 0.519) and “209 − 0.85 × age”(bias = −129.58 + 1.024 × x; 95% LOA = −129.58 + 1.024 × x + 1.96 × 6.619 to −129.58 + 1.024 × x − 1.96 × 6.619, where x is the average between the heart rate obtained in the CPET at VT1 and “209 − 0.85 × age”, in this case 127.30; p = 0.403). Conclusions: The well-known predictive equation “220 − age” and the FM model HRMax (“209 − 0.85 × age”) showed agreement with the standard method (VT1), revealing that it is a precise model to calculate the exercise intensity in sedentary FM patients. However, proportional bias has been detected in all the mathematical models, with a higher heart rate obtained in CPET than obtained in the mathematical model. The chronotropic incompetence observed in people with FM (inability to increase heart rate with increasing exercise intensities) could explain why methods that tend to underestimate the HRmax in the general population fit better in this population.
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- Santos Villafaina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de la Universidad s/n, 10003 Caceres, Spain
- Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Evora, Portugal; (J.A.P.); (P.T.-C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 6681, Brazil; (C.B.-P.); (F.d.O.B.)
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- Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Evora, Portugal; (J.A.P.); (P.T.-C.)
- Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7005 Evora, Portugal
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- Instituto de Geriatria e Gerontologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 6681, Brazil; (C.B.-P.); (F.d.O.B.)
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- Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade de Évora, 7004-516 Evora, Portugal; (J.A.P.); (P.T.-C.)
- Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7005 Evora, Portugal
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Burke LM. Nutritional approaches to counter performance constraints in high-level sports competition. Exp Physiol 2021; 106:2304-2323. [PMID: 34762329 PMCID: PMC9299184 DOI: 10.1113/ep088188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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New Findings What is the topic of this review? The nutritional strategies that athletes use during competition events to optimize performance and the reasons they use them. What advances does it highlight? A range of nutritional strategies can be used by competitive athletes, alone or in combination, to address various event‐specific factors that constrain event performance. Evidence for such practices is constantly evolving but must be combined with understanding of the complexities of real‐life sport for optimal implementation.
Abstract High‐performance athletes share a common goal despite the unique nature of their sport: to pace or manage their performance to achieve the highest sustainable outputs over the duration of the event. Periodic or sustained decline in the optimal performance of event tasks, involves an interplay between central and peripheral phenomena that can often be reduced or delayed in onset by nutritional strategies. Contemporary nutrition practices undertaken before, during or between events include strategies to ensure the availability of limited muscle fuel stores. This includes creatine supplementation to increase muscle phosphocreatine content and consideration of the type, amount and timing of dietary carbohydrate intake to optimize muscle and liver glycogen stores or to provide additional exogenous substrate. Although there is interest in ketogenic low‐carbohydrate high‐fat diets and exogenous ketone supplements to provide alternative fuels to spare muscle carbohydrate use, present evidence suggests a limited utility of these strategies. Mouth sensing of a range of food tastants (e.g., carbohydrate, quinine, menthol, caffeine, fluid, acetic acid) may provide a central nervous system derived boost to sports performance. Finally, despite decades of research on hypohydration and exercise capacity, there is still contention around their effect on sports performance and the best guidance around hydration for sporting events. A unifying model proposes that some scenarios require personalized fluid plans while others might be managed by an ad hoc approach (ad libitum or thirst‐driven drinking) to fluid intake.
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- Louise M Burke
- Exercise and Nutrition Research Program, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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Potter AW, Yermakova II, Hunt AP, Hancock JW, Oliveira AVM, Looney DP, Montgomery LD. Comparison of two mathematical models for predicted human thermal responses to hot and humid environments. J Therm Biol 2021; 97:102902. [PMID: 33863455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.102902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE We compared the accuracy and design of two thermoregulatory models, the US Army's empirically designed Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA) and the rationally based Health Risk Prediction (HRP) for predicting human thermal responses during exercise in hot and humid conditions and wearing chemical protective clothing. METHODS Accuracy of the HSDA and HRP model predictions of core body and skin temperature (Tc, Ts) were compared to each other and relative to measured outcomes from eight male volunteers (age 24 ± 6 years; height 178 ± 5 cm; body mass 76.6 ± 8.4 kg) during intermittent treadmill marching in an environmental chamber (air temperature 29.3 ± 0.1 °C; relative humidity 56 ± 1%; wind speed 0.4 ± 0.1 m∙s-1) wearing three separate chemical protective ensembles. Model accuracies and precisions were evaluated by the bias, mean absolute error (MAE), and root mean square error (RMSE) compared to observed data mean ± SD and the calculated limits of agreement (LoA). RESULTS Average predictions of Tc were comparable and acceptable for each method, HSDA (Bias 0.02 °C; MAE 0.18 °C; RMSE 0.21 °C) and HRP (Bias 0.10 °C; MAE 0.25 °C; RMSE 0.34 °C). The HRP averaged predictions for Ts were within an acceptable agreement to observed values (Bias 1.01 °C; MAE 1.01 °C; RMSE 1.11 °C). CONCLUSION Both HSDA and HRP acceptably predict Tc and HRP acceptably predicts Ts when wearing chemical protective clothing during exercise in hot and humid conditions.
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- Adam W Potter
- Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Avenue, Bldg 42 Natick, Massachusetts, 01760-5007, USA.
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- International Research-Training Centre for Information Technologies and Systems, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine.
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- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia.
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia.
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- ADAI, LAETA, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Pólo II, 3030 - 788, Coimbra, Portugal; Coimbra Polytechnic - ISEC, Rua Pedro Nunes, Quinta da Nora, 3030-199, Coimbra, Portugal.
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia.
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Scott JPR, Green DA, Weerts G, Cheuvront SN. Body size and its implications upon resource utilization during human space exploration missions. Sci Rep 2020; 10:13836. [PMID: 32796944 PMCID: PMC7429865 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-70054-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The purpose of this theoretical study was to estimate the effects of body size and countermeasure (CM) exercise in an all-male crew composed of individuals drawn from a height range representative of current space agency requirements upon total energy expenditure (TEE), oxygen (O2) consumption, carbon dioxide (CO2) and metabolic heat (Hprod) production, and water requirements for hydration, during space exploration missions. Using a height range of 1.50- to 1.90-m, and assuming geometric similarity across this range, estimates were derived for a four-person male crew (age: 40-years; BMI: 26.5-kg/m2; resting VO2 and VO2max: 3.3- and 43.4-mL/kg/min) on 30- to 1,080-d missions, without and with, ISS-like CM exercise (modelled as 2 × 30-min aerobic exercise at 75% VO2max, 6-d/week). Where spaceflight-specific data/equations were not available, terrestrial data/equations were used. Body size alone increased 24-h TEE (+ 44%), O2 consumption (+ 60%), CO2 (+ 60%) and Hprod (+ 60%) production, and water requirements (+ 19%). With CM exercise, the increases were + 29 to 32%, + 31%, + 35%, + 42% and + 23 to 33% respectively, across the height range. Compared with a 'small-sized' (1.50-m) crew without CM exercise, a 'large-sized' (1.90-m) crew exercising would require an additional 996-MJ of energy, 52.5 × 103-L of O2 and 183.6-L of water, and produce an additional 44.0 × 103-L of CO2 and 874-MJ of heat each month. This study provides the first insight into the potential implications of body size and the use of ISS-like CM exercise upon the provision of life-support during exploration missions. Whilst closed-loop life-support (O2, water and CO2) systems may be possible, strategies to minimize and meet crew metabolic energy needs, estimated in this study to increase by 996-MJ per month with body size and CM exercise, are required.
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- Jonathan P R Scott
- KBR, 511147, Cologne, Germany.
- Space Medicine Team, European Astronaut Centre, European Space Agency, 51147, Cologne, Germany.
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- KBR, 511147, Cologne, Germany
- Space Medicine Team, European Astronaut Centre, European Space Agency, 51147, Cologne, Germany
- Centre of Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, King's College London, London, SE1 1UL, UK
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- Space Medicine Team, European Astronaut Centre, European Space Agency, 51147, Cologne, Germany
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Formulae for calculating body surface area in modern U.S. Army Soldiers. J Therm Biol 2020; 92:102650. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Validation of new method for predicting human skin temperatures during cold exposure: The Cold Weather Ensemble Decision Aid (CoWEDA). INFORMATICS IN MEDICINE UNLOCKED 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2020.100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cramer MN, Jay O. Partitional calorimetry. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 126:267-277. [PMID: 30496710 PMCID: PMC6397408 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00191.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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For thermal physiologists, calorimetry is an important methodological tool to assess human heat balance during heat or cold exposures. A whole body direct calorimeter remains the gold standard instrument for assessing human heat balance; however, this equipment is rarely available to most researchers. A more widely accessible substitute is partitional calorimetry, a method by which all components of the conceptual heat balance equation-metabolic heat production, conduction, radiation, convection, and evaporation-are calculated separately based on fundamental properties of energy exchange. Since partitional calorimetry requires relatively inexpensive equipment (vs. direct calorimetry) and can be used over a wider range of experimental conditions (i.e., different physical activities, laboratory or field settings, clothed or seminude), it allows investigators to address a wide range of problems such as predicting human responses to thermal stress, developing climatic exposure limits and fluid replacement guidelines, estimating clothing properties, evaluating cooling/warming interventions, and identifying potential thermoregulatory dysfunction in unique populations. In this Cores of Reproducibility in Physiology (CORP) review, we summarize the fundamental principles underlying the use of partitional calorimetry, present the various methodological and arithmetic requirements, and provide typical examples of its use. Strategies to minimize estimation error of specific heat balance components, as well as the limitations of the method, are also discussed. The goal of this CORP paper is to present a standardized methodology and thus improve the accuracy and reproducibility of research employing partitional calorimetry.
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- Matthew N Cramer
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, Texas
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney , Sydney, NSW , Australia
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Balmain BN, Jay O, Morris NR, Shiino K, Stewart GM, Jayasinghe R, Chan J, Sabapathy S. Thermoeffector Responses at a Fixed Rate of Heat Production in Heart Failure Patients. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2018; 50:417-426. [PMID: 29040221 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Heart failure (HF) patients seem to exhibit altered thermoregulatory responses during exercise in the heat. However, the extent to which these responses are altered due to physiological impairments independently of biophysical factors associated with differences in metabolic heat production (Hprod), evaporative heat balance requirements (Ereq), and/or body size is presently unclear. Therefore, we examined thermoregulatory responses in 10 HF patients and 10 age-matched controls (CON) similar in body size during exercise at a fixed rate of Hprod and therefore Ereq in a 30°C environment. METHODS Rectal temperature, local sweat rate, and cutaneous vascular conductance were measured throughout 60 min of cycle ergometry. Whole-body sweat rate was estimated from pre-post nude body weight corrected for fluid intake. RESULTS Despite exercising at the same rate of Hprod (HF, 338 ± 43 W; CON, 323 ± 31 W; P = 0.25), the rise in rectal temperature was greater (P < 0.01) in HF (0.81°C ± 0.16°C) than in CON (0.49°C ± 0.27°C). In keeping with a similar Ereq (HF, 285 ± 40 W; CON, 274 ± 28 W; P = 0.35), no differences in whole-body sweat rate (HF, 0.45 ± 0.11 L·h; CON, 0.41 ± 0.07 L·h; P = 0.38) or local sweat rate (HF, 0.96 ± 0.17 mg·cm·min; CON, 0.79 ± 0.15 mg·cm·min; P = 0.50) were observed between groups. However, the rise in cutaneous vascular conductance was lower in HF than in CON (HF, 0.83 ± 0.42 au·mm Hg; CON, 2.10 ± 0.79 au·mm Hg; P < 0.01). In addition, the cumulative body heat storage estimated from partitional calorimetry was similar between groups (HF, 154 ± 106 kJ; CON, 196 ± 174 kJ; P = 0.44). CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these findings demonstrate that HF patients exhibit a blunted skin blood flow response, but no differences in sweating. Given that HF patients had similar body heat storage to that of CON at the same Hprod, their greater rise in core temperature can be attributed to a less uniform internal distribution of heat between the body core and periphery.
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- Bryce N Balmain
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast, QLD, AUSTRALIA
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Luippold AJ, Charkoudian N, Kenefick RW, Montain SJ, Lee JKW, Teo YS, Cheuvront SN. Update: Efficacy of Military Fluid Intake Guidance. Mil Med 2018; 183:e338-e342. [DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usy066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Adam J Luippold
- Thermal Mountain Medicine Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA
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- Thermal Mountain Medicine Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA
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- Thermal Mountain Medicine Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA
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- Military Nutrition Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Defense Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO Laboratories, 12 Science Park Drive, Singapore
- Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 2 Medical Drive, Singapore
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- Human Performance Laboratory, Defense Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO Laboratories, 12 Science Park Drive, Singapore
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- Thermal Mountain Medicine Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, 10 General Greene Avenue, Natick, MA
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McDermott BP, Anderson SA, Armstrong LE, Casa DJ, Cheuvront SN, Cooper L, Kenney WL, O'Connor FG, Roberts WO. National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Fluid Replacement for the Physically Active. J Athl Train 2017; 52:877-895. [PMID: 28985128 PMCID: PMC5634236 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-52.9.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To present evidence-based recommendations that promote optimized fluid-maintenance practices for physically active individuals. BACKGROUND Both a lack of adequate fluid replacement (hypohydration) and excessive intake (hyperhydration) can compromise athletic performance and increase health risks. Athletes need access to water to prevent hypohydration during physical activity but must be aware of the risks of overdrinking and hyponatremia. Drinking behavior can be modified by education, accessibility, experience, and palatability. This statement updates practical recommendations regarding fluid-replacement strategies for physically active individuals. RECOMMENDATIONS Educate physically active people regarding the benefits of fluid replacement to promote performance and safety and the potential risks of both hypohydration and hyperhydration on health and physical performance. Quantify sweat rates for physically active individuals during exercise in various environments. Work with individuals to develop fluid-replacement practices that promote sufficient but not excessive hydration before, during, and after physical activity.
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Grundstein A, Knox JA, Vanos J, Cooper ER, Casa DJ. American football and fatal exertional heat stroke: a case study of Korey Stringer. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2017; 61:1471-1480. [PMID: 28314926 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-017-1324-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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On August 1, 2001, Korey Stringer, a Pro Bowl offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, became the first and to date the only professional American football player to die from exertional heat stroke (EHS). The death helped raise awareness of the dangers of exertional heat illnesses in athletes and prompted the development of heat safety policies at the professional, collegiate, and interscholastic levels. Despite the public awareness of this death, no published study has examined in detail the circumstances surrounding Stringer's fatal EHS. Using the well-documented details of the case, our study shows that Stringer's fatal EHS was the result of a combination of physiological limitations, organizational and treatment failings, and extreme environmental conditions. The COMfort FormulA (COMFA) energy budget model was used to assess the relative importance of several extrinsic factors on Stringer's EHS, including weather conditions, clothing insulation, and activity levels. We found that Stringer's high-intensity training in relation to the oppressive environmental conditions was the most prominent factor in producing dangerous, uncompensable heat stress conditions and that the full football uniform played a smaller role in influencing Stringer's energy budget. The extreme energy budget levels that led to the fatal EHS would have been avoided according to our modeling through a combination of reduced intensity and lower clothing insulation. Finally, a long delay in providing medical treatment made the EHS fatal. These results highlight the importance of modern heat safety guidelines that provide controls on extrinsic factors, such as the adjustment of duration and intensity of training along with protective equipment modifications based on environmental conditions and the presence of an emergency action plan focused on rapid recognition and immediate on-site aggressive cooling of EHS cases.
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- Andrew Grundstein
- Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- School of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, Korey Stringer Institute, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA
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Rubenstein CD, DenHartog EA, Deaton AS, Bogerd CP, DeKant S. Fluid replacement advice during work in fully encapsulated impermeable chemical protective suits. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 2017; 14:448-455. [PMID: 28278064 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1296230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A major concern for responders to hazardous materials (HazMat) incidents is the heat strain that is caused by fully encapsulated impermeable chemical protective suits. In a research project, funded by the US Department of Defense, the thermal strain experienced when wearing these suits was studied. One particular area of interest was the fluid loss of responders during work in these suits as dehydration may be an additional health concern to the heat strain. 17 City of Raleigh firemen and 24 students were tested at two different labs. Subjects between the ages of 25 and 51 were used for human subject trials in a protocol approved by the local ethical committee. Six different Level A HazMat suits were evaluated in three climates: moderate (24°C, 50% RH, 20°C WBGT), warm-wet (32°C, 60% RH, 30°C WBGT), and hot-dry (45°C, 20% RH, 37°C WBGT, 200 W/m2 radiant load) and at three walking speeds: 2.5 km/hr, 4 km/hr, and 5.5 km/hr. 4 km/hr was tested in all three climates and the other two walking speeds were tested in the moderate climate. Weight loss data was collected to determine fluid loss during these experiments. Working time ranged from as low as 20 min in the hot-dry condition to 60 min (the maximum) in the moderate climate, especially common at the lowest walking speed. The overall results from all experiments showed that fluid loss ranged from 0.2-2.2 L during these exposures, with the average fluid loss being 0.8 L, with 56% of the data between 0.5 L and 1 L of fluid loss. Further analysis showed that a suggestion of drinking 0.7 Liter per hour would safely hydrate over 50% of responders after one work-rest cycle. Applying this fluid volume over three work-rest cycles only put 11% of responders at risk of hypohydration vs. the 57% at risk with no fluid intake.
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- Candace D Rubenstein
- a Textile Protection and Comfort Center , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina
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- a Textile Protection and Comfort Center , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina
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- a Textile Protection and Comfort Center , North Carolina State University , Raleigh , North Carolina
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- b TNO Earth, Life and Social Sciences , Department of CBRN Protection , Rijswijk , The Netherlands
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- b TNO Earth, Life and Social Sciences , Department of CBRN Protection , Rijswijk , The Netherlands
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Mathematical prediction of core body temperature from environment, activity, and clothing: The heat strain decision aid (HSDA). J Therm Biol 2017; 64:78-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Clarys P, Clijsen R, Barel AO, Schouteden R, van Olst B, Aerenhouts D. Estimation of sweat rates during cycling exercise by means of the closed chamber condenser technology. Skin Res Technol 2016; 23:30-35. [PMID: 27273835 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Knowledge of local sweating patterns is of importance in occupational and exercise physiology settings. The recently developed closed chamber condenser technology (Biox Aquaflux® ) allows the measurement of evaporative skin water loss with a greater measurement capacity (up to 1325 g/h/m2 ) compared to traditional evaporimeters. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the Biox Aquaflux® to estimate sweat production during exercise. METHODS Fourteen healthy subjects performed a 20-min cycle ergometer trial at respectively 55% heart rate (HRreserve and 75% HRreserve . Sweat production was estimated by measuring body weight before and after exercise, by calculating the amount of sweat collected in a patch, and by measuring the water flux (in g/h/m2 ) with the Biox Aquaflux® instrument. RESULTS The Biox Aquaflux® instrument allowed the follow up of sweat kinetics at both intensities. Correlations between the measurement methods were all significant for the 75% HRreserve trial (with r ranging from 0.68 to 0.76) whilst for the 55% HRreserve a significant relation was detected between the patch method and the Biox Aquaflux® only (with r ranging from 0.41 to 0.79). CONCLUSION The Biox Aquaflux® instrument is a practical and direct method for the estimation of local sweat rates under field conditions.
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- P Clarys
- Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, SUPSI, Landquart, Switzerland
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- Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Department Urban Coaching and Education, Erasmus University College, Brussels, Belgium
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Exercising in the heat induces thermoregulatory and other physiological strain that can lead to impairments in endurance exercise capacity. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide up-to-date recommendations to optimize performance during sporting activities undertaken in hot ambient conditions. The most important intervention one can adopt to reduce physiological strain and optimize performance is to heat acclimatize. Heat acclimatization should comprise repeated exercise–heat exposures over 1–2 weeks. In addition, athletes should initiate competition and training in an euhydrated state and minimize dehydration during exercise. Following the development of commercial cooling systems (e.g., cooling vests), athletes can implement cooling strategies to facilitate heat loss or increase heat storage capacity before training or competing in the heat. Moreover, event organizers should plan for large shaded areas, along with cooling and rehydration facilities, and schedule events in accordance with minimizing the health risks of athletes, especially in mass participation events and during the first hot days of the year. Following the recent examples of the 2008 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, sport governing bodies should consider allowing additional (or longer) recovery periods between and during events for hydration and body cooling opportunities when competitions are held in the heat.
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Kenefick RW, Cheuvront SN. Physiological adjustments to hypohydration: Impact on thermoregulation. Auton Neurosci 2016; 196:47-51. [PMID: 26944095 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 02/04/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sufficient body water is required to sustain thermoregulatory function, thus losses in total body water (TBW) can challenge the thermoregulatory system. A TBW deficit ≥2% body mass (hypohydration) is recognized as the threshold when thermoregulatory function becomes measurably altered. Hypohydration may occur from voluntary fluid restriction, insufficient fluid availability, or thermoregulatory sweating. The secretion and evaporation of sweat important avenues of body heat loss, and if the water lost is not replaced, hypohydration will decrease plasma volume and increase plasma osmotic pressure (hyperosmotic hypovolemia). Both osmotic and/or volume stressors delay the onset and/or reduce the sensitivity of sweating and blood flow responses. The magnitude of hypohydration, environmental heat stress, the population and circumstances of interest will determine the degree, significance and outcome of these thermoregulatory alterations and their contribution to physiological stress.
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- Robert W Kenefick
- U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, United States.
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- U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, United States
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Havenith G, Fiala D. Thermal Indices and Thermophysiological Modeling for Heat Stress. Compr Physiol 2015; 6:255-302. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c140051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Matzeu G, Fay C, Vaillant A, Coyle S, Diamond D. A Wearable Device for Monitoring Sweat Rates via Image Analysis. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2015; 63:1672-80. [PMID: 26394409 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2015.2477676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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A feasibility study on a new technique capable of monitoring localized sweat rate is explored in this paper. Wearable devices commonly used in clinical practice for sweat sampling (i.e., Macroducts) were positioned on the body of an athlete whose sweat rate was then monitored during cycling sessions. The position at which the sweat fills the Macroduct was indicated by a contrasting marker and captured via a series of time-stamped photos or a video recording of the device during an exercise period. Given that the time of each captured image/frame is known (either through time stamp on photos or the constant frame rate of the video capture), it was, therefore, possible to estimate the sweat flow rate through a simple calibration model. The importance of gathering such valuable information is described, together with the results from a number of exercise trials to investigate the viability of this approach.
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Racinais S, Alonso JM, Coutts AJ, Flouris AD, Girard O, González-Alonso J, Hausswirth C, Jay O, Lee JKW, Mitchell N, Nassis GP, Nybo L, Pluim BM, Roelands B, Sawka MN, Wingo J, Périard JD. Consensus recommendations on training and competing in the heat. Br J Sports Med 2015; 49:1164-73. [PMID: 26069301 PMCID: PMC4602249 DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Exercising in the heat induces thermoregulatory and other physiological strain that can lead to impairments in endurance exercise capacity. The purpose of this consensus statement is to provide up-to-date recommendations to optimise performance during sporting activities undertaken in hot ambient conditions. The most important intervention one can adopt to reduce physiological strain and optimise performance is to heat acclimatise. Heat acclimatisation should comprise repeated exercise-heat exposures over 1–2 weeks. In addition, athletes should initiate competition and training in a euhydrated state and minimise dehydration during exercise. Following the development of commercial cooling systems (eg, cooling-vest), athletes can implement cooling strategies to facilitate heat loss or increase heat storage capacity before training or competing in the heat. Moreover, event organisers should plan for large shaded areas, along with cooling and rehydration facilities, and schedule events in accordance with minimising the health risks of athletes, especially in mass participation events and during the first hot days of the year. Following the recent examples of the 2008 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, sport governing bodies should consider allowing additional (or longer) recovery periods between and during events, for hydration and body cooling opportunities, when competitions are held in the heat.
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- S Racinais
- Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Sports Medicine Department, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar Medical and Anti-doping Commission, International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Montecarlo, Monaco
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- Sport and Exercise Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia
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- FAME Laboratory, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, ISSUL, Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK
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- Research Department, Laboratory of Sport, Expertise and Performance, French National Institute of Sport (INSEP), Paris, France
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- Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- British Cycling and 'Sky Pro Cycling', National Cycling Centre, Manchester, UK
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- National Sports Medicine Programme, Excellence in Football Project, Aspetar, Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Medical Department, Royal Netherlands Lawn Tennis Association (KNLTB), Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Physiology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- School of Applied Physiology, College of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
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- Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre, Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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Racinais S, Alonso JM, Coutts AJ, Flouris AD, Girard O, González-Alonso J, Hausswirth C, Jay O, Lee JKW, Mitchell N, Nassis GP, Nybo L, Pluim BM, Roelands B, Sawka MN, Wingo JE, Périard JD. Consensus recommendations on training and competing in the heat. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2015; 25 Suppl 1:6-19. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.12467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- S. Racinais
- Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre; Aspetar; Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital; Doha Qatar
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- Sports Medicine Department; Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital; Doha Qatar
- Medical and Anti-doping Commission; International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF); Montecarlo Monaco
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- Sport and Exercise Discipline Group; University of Technology Sydney (UTS); Lindfield New South Wales Australia
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- FAME Laboratory; Department of Physical Education and Sport Science; University of Thessaly; Trikala Greece
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- ISSUL; Institute of Sport Sciences; Department of Physiology; Faculty of Biology and Medicine; University of Lausanne; Lausanne Switzerland
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- Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance; Department of Life Sciences; College of Health and Life Sciences; Brunel University London; Uxbridge UK
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- French National Institute of Sport (INSEP); Research Department; Laboratory of Sport, Expertise and Performance; Paris France
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- Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science; Faculty of Health Sciences; University of Sydney; Lidcombe New South Wales Australia
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute; DSO National Laboratories; Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine; National University of Singapore; Singapore
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore
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- British Cycling and “Sky Pro Cycling”; National Cycling Centre; Manchester UK
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- National Sports Medicine Programme; Excellence in Football Project; Aspetar; Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital; Doha Qatar
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport; Section of Human Physiology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Medical Department; Royal Netherlands Lawn Tennis Association (KNLTB); Amersfoort The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Physiology; Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Brussels Belgium
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- School of Applied Physiology; College of Science; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta Georgia USA
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- Department of Kinesiology; University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa Alabama USA
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- Athlete Health and Performance Research Centre; Aspetar; Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital; Doha Qatar
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Praz C, Léger B, Kayser B. Energy expenditure of extreme competitive mountaineering skiing. Eur J Appl Physiol 2014; 114:2201-11. [PMID: 24996806 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-014-2939-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE Multi-hour ski mountaineering energy balance may be negative and intake below recommendations. METHODS Athletes on the 'Patrouille des Glaciers' racecourses (17 on course Z, 27 km, +2,113 m; 11 on course A, 26 km, +1,881 m) volunteered. Pre-race measurements included body mass, stature, VO2max, and heart rate (HR) vs VO2 at simulated altitude; race measurements HR, altitude, incline, location, and food and drink intake (A). Energy expenditure (EE) was calculated from altitude corrected HR derived VO2. RESULTS Race time was 5 h 7 min ± 44 min (mean ± SD, Z) and 5 h 51 min ± 53 min (A). Subjects spent 19.2 ± 3.2 MJ (Z), respectively, 22.6 ± 2.9 MJ (A) during the race. Energy deficit was -15.5 ± 3.9 MJ (A); intake covered 20 ± 7 % (A). Overall energy cost of locomotion (EC) was 9.9 ± 1.3 J m(-1) kg(-1) (Z), 8.0 ± 1.0 J m(-1) kg(-1) (A). Uphill EC was 11.7 ± 1 J m(-1) kg(-1) (Z, 13 % slope) and 15.7 ± 2.3 J m(-1) kg(-1) (A, 19 % slope). Race A subjects lost -1.5 ± 1.1 kg, indicating near euhydration. Age, body mass, gear mass, VO2max and EC were significantly correlated with performance; energy deficit was not. CONCLUSIONS Energy expenditure and energy deficit of a multi-hour ski mountaineering race are very high and energy intake is below recommendations.
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- Caroline Praz
- Institute of Sports Sciences and Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Géopolis, Campus Dorigny, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pang TY, Subic A, Takla M. Evaluation of thermal and evaporative resistances in cricket helmets using a sweating manikin. APPLIED ERGONOMICS 2014; 45:300-307. [PMID: 23664244 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2013.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The main objective of this study is to establish an approach for measuring the dry and evaporative heat dissipation cricket helmets. A range of cricket helmets has been tested using a sweating manikin within a controlled climatic chamber. The thermal manikin experiments were conducted in two stages, namely the (i) dry test and (ii) wet test. The ambient air temperature for the dry tests was controlled to ~ 23 °C, and the mean skin temperatures averaged ~ 35 °C. The thermal insulation value measured for the manikin with helmet ensemble ranged from 1.0 to 1.2 clo. The results showed that among the five cricket helmets, the Masuri helmet offered slightly more thermal insulation while the Elite helmet offered the least. However, under the dry laboratory conditions and with minimal air movement (air velocity = 0.08 ± 0.01 ms(-1)), small differences exist between the thermal resistance values for the tested helmets. The wet tests were conducted in an isothermal condition, with an ambient and skin mean temperatures averaged ~ 35 °C, the evaporative resistance, Ret, varied between 36 and 60 m(2) Pa W(-1). These large variations in evaporative heat dissipation values are due to the presence of a thick layer of comfort lining in certain helmet designs. This finding suggests that the type and design of padding may influence the rate of evaporative heat dissipation from the head and face; hence the type of material and thickness of the padding is critical for the effectiveness of evaporative heat loss and comfort of the wearer. Issues for further investigations in field trials are discussed.
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- Toh Yen Pang
- School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, RMIT University, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia.
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Peng Y, Cui X, Liu Y, Li Y, Liu J, Cheng B. Systematic review focusing on the excretion and protection roles of sweat in the skin. Dermatology 2014; 228:115-20. [PMID: 24577280 DOI: 10.1159/000357524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The skin excretes substances primarily through sweat glands. Several conditions have been demonstrated to be associated with diminished sweating. However, few studies have concentrated on the metabolism and excretion of sweat. This review focuses on the relationship between temperature and the thermoregulatory efficacy of sweat, and then discusses the excretion of sweat, which includes the metabolism of water, minerals, proteins, vitamins as well as toxic substances. The potential role of sweat secretion in hormone homeostasis and the effects on the defense system of the skin are also clarified.
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- Yan Peng
- Department Orthopedics and Traumatology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China
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Wang F, Annaheim S, Morrissey M, Rossi RM. Real evaporative cooling efficiency of one-layer tight-fitting sportswear in a hot environment. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2013; 24:e129-39. [DOI: 10.1111/sms.12117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- F. Wang
- Laboratory for Protection and Physiology; EMPA-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology; St. Gallen Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Protection and Physiology; EMPA-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology; St. Gallen Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Protection and Physiology; EMPA-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology; St. Gallen Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Protection and Physiology; EMPA-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology; St. Gallen Switzerland
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Gagnon D, Jay O, Kenny GP. The evaporative requirement for heat balance determines whole-body sweat rate during exercise under conditions permitting full evaporation. J Physiol 2013; 591:2925-35. [PMID: 23459754 PMCID: PMC3690695 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.248823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Although the requirements for heat dissipation during exercise are determined by the necessity for heat balance, few studies have considered them when examining sweat production and its potential modulators. Rather, the majority of studies have used an experimental protocol based on a fixed percentage of maximum oxygen uptake (% ). Using multiple regression analysis, we examined the independent contribution of the evaporative requirement for heat balance (Ereq) and % to whole-body sweat rate (WBSR) during exercise. We hypothesised that WBSR would be determined by Ereq and not by % . A total of 23 males performed two separate experiments during which they exercised for 90 min at different rates of metabolic heat production (200, 350, 500 W) at a fixed air temperature (30°C, n = 8), or at a fixed rate of metabolic heat production (290 W) at different air temperatures (30, 35, 40°C, n = 15 and 45°C, n = 7). Whole-body evaporative heat loss was measured by direct calorimetry and used to calculate absolute WBSR in grams per minute. The conditions employed resulted in a wide range of Ereq (131-487 W) and % (15-55%). The individual variation in non-steady-state (0-30 min) and steady-state (30-90 min) WBSR correlated significantly with Ereq (P < 0.001). In contrast, % correlated negatively with the residual variation in WBSR not explained by Ereq, and marginally increased (∼2%) the amount of total variability in WBSR described by Ereq alone (non-steady state: R(2) = 0.885; steady state: R(2) = 0.930). These data provide clear evidence that absolute WBSR during exercise is determined by Ereq, not by % . Future studies should therefore use an experimental protocol which ensures a fixed Ereq when examining absolute WBSR between individuals, irrespective of potential differences in relative exercise intensity.
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- Daniel Gagnon
- University of Ottawa, School of Human Kinetics, 125 University, room 367 Montpetit Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5
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Cheuvront SN, Kenefick RW, Charkoudian N, Sawka MN. Physiologic basis for understanding quantitative dehydration assessment. Am J Clin Nutr 2013; 97:455-62. [PMID: 23343973 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.044172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dehydration (body water deficit) is a physiologic state that can have profound implications for human health and performance. Unfortunately, dehydration can be difficult to assess, and there is no single, universal gold standard for decision making. In this article, we review the physiologic basis for understanding quantitative dehydration assessment. We highlight how phenomenologic interpretations of dehydration depend critically on the type (dehydration compared with volume depletion) and magnitude (moderate compared with severe) of dehydration, which in turn influence the osmotic (plasma osmolality) and blood volume-dependent compensatory thresholds for antidiuretic and thirst responses. In particular, we review new findings regarding the biological variation in osmotic responses to dehydration and discuss how this variation can help provide a quantitative and clinically relevant link between the physiology and phenomenology of dehydration. Practical measures with empirical thresholds are provided as a starting point for improving the practice of dehydration assessment.
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Gonzalez RR, Kenefick RW, Muza SR, Hamilton SW, Sawka MN. Sweat rate and prediction validation during high-altitude treks on Mount Kilimanjaro. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2012; 114:436-43. [PMID: 23271696 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01176.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study measured sweat rates (m(sw)) during high-altitude summer treks on Mt. Kilimanjaro to evaluate the efficacy of a recently developed fuzzy piecewise sweat prediction equation (Pw,sol) for application to high-altitude conditions. We hypothesized that the Pw,sol equation, adjusted for the barometric pressure (Pb) decreasing steadily at high altitude (Pw,sol+Alt), would allow for a more accurate prediction of m(sw) than Pw,sol unadjusted for altitude (Pw,sol(SL)). Fifteen men (43 ± 16 yr; 80 ± 22 kg) and seven women (46 ± 16 yr; 77 ± 18 kg) wearing hiking clothes (clo ∼1.15; clothing evaporative potential = 0.27) and carrying light loads (9 ± 2 kg), were studied during morning and afternoon treks (∼2-3 h) while ascending from 2,829 m to 3,505 m. After each trek, m(sw) was measured with specific biophysical parameters at 15-min intervals. During the trek day, Pb progressively declined (530 to 504 Torr), as solar radiation and ambient temperature (°C) rose transiently. During all treks, m(sw) ranged from 68 to 393 g·m(-2)·h(-1) (0.14 to 0.79 l/h). For each subject, derived Pw,sol(SL) and Pw,sol+Alt model outputs accurately predicted the morning and afternoon average m(sw) within a root mean square error of 0.145 l/h. No differences were found between Pw,sol(SL) and Pw,sol+Alt values. In conclusion, we report the first m(sw) measured during outdoor high-altitude activities and determined that Pw,sol(SL) equation can be used to predict fluid needs during high-altitude activities without alterations for lower Pb. This model prediction provides a valid water planning tool for outdoor activities at high altitude up to 3,500 m.
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- Richard R Gonzalez
- Biology Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
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Kenefick RW, Cheuvront SN. Hydration for recreational sport and physical activity. Nutr Rev 2012; 70 Suppl 2:S137-42. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2012.00523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bain AR, Lesperance NC, Jay O. Body heat storage during physical activity is lower with hot fluid ingestion under conditions that permit full evaporation. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2012; 206:98-108. [PMID: 22574769 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2011] [Revised: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To assess whether, under conditions permitting full evaporation, body heat storage during physical activity measured by partitional calorimetry would be lower with warm relative to cold fluid ingestion because of a disproportionate increase in evaporative heat loss potential relative to internal heat transfer with the ingested fluid. METHODS Nine males cycled at 50% VO(2max) for 75 min at 23.6 ± 0.6 °C and 23 ± 11% RH while consuming water of either 1.5 °C, 10 °C, 37 °C or 50 °C in four 3.2 mL kg(-1) boluses. The water was administered 5 min before and 15, 30 and 45 min following the onset of exercise. RESULTS No differences in metabolic heat production, sensible or respiratory heat losses (all P > 0.05) were observed between fluid temperatures. However, while the increased internal heat loss with cold fluid ingestion was paralleled by similar reductions in evaporative heat loss potential at the skin (E(sk) ) with 10 °C (P = 0.08) and 1.5 °C (P = 0.55) fluid, the increased heat load with warm (50 °C) fluid ingestion was accompanied by a significantly greater E(sk) (P = 0.04). The resultant calorimetric heat storage was lower with 50 °C water ingestion in comparison to 1.5 °C, 10 °C and 37 °C (all P < 0.05). In contrast, heat storage derived conventionally using thermometry yielded higher values following 50 °C fluid ingestion compared to 1.5 °C (P = 0.025). CONCLUSION Under conditions permitting full sweat evaporation, body heat storage is lower with warm water ingestion, likely because of disproportionate modulations in sweat output arising from warm-sensitive thermosensors in the esophagus/stomach. Local temperature changes of the rectum following fluid ingestion exacerbate the previously identified error of thermometric heat storage estimations.
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory; School of Human Kinetics; University of Ottawa; Ottawa; ON; Canada
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory; School of Human Kinetics; University of Ottawa; Ottawa; ON; Canada
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- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory; School of Human Kinetics; University of Ottawa; Ottawa; ON; Canada
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OBJECTIVE To describe the drinking behaviors of elite male marathon runners during major city marathons. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of drinking behaviors. SETTING Institutional. PARTICIPANTS Ten (9 winners and 1 second position) male marathon runners during 13 major city marathons. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Total drinking durations and fluid intake rates during major city marathons. RESULTS The ambient conditions during the 13 studied marathon races were 15.3°C ± 8.6°C and 59% ± 17% relative humidity; average marathon competition time was 02:06:31 ± 00:01:08 (hours:minutes:seconds). Total drinking duration during these races was 25.5 ± 15.0 seconds (range, 1.6-50.7 seconds) equating to an extrapolated fluid intake rate of 0.55 ± 0.34 L/h (range, 0.03-1.09 L/h). No significant correlations were found between total drink duration, fluid intake (rate and total), running speed, and ambient temperature. Estimated body mass (BM) loss based on calculated sweat rates and rates of fluid ingestion was 8.8% ± 2.1% (range, 6.6%-11.7%). Measurements of the winner in the 2009 Dubai marathon revealed a BM loss of 9.8%. CONCLUSIONS The most successful runners, during major city marathons, drink fluids ad libitum for less than approximately 60 seconds at an extrapolated fluid ingestion rate of 0.55 ± 0.34 L/h and comparable to the current American College of Sports Medicine's recommendations of 0.4-0.8 L/h. Nevertheless, these elite runners do not seem to maintain their BM within current recommended ranges of 2%-3%.
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Ely MR, Ely BR, Chinevere TD, Lacher CP, Lukaski HC, Cheuvront SN. Evaluation of the Megaduct sweat collector for mineral analysis. Physiol Meas 2012; 33:385-94. [PMID: 22369987 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/33/3/385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Accurate measurement of sweat mineral loss is important for whole body mineral balance estimates and dietary reference intake formulation. Currently, common localized sweat collection methods such as the pouch and patch techniques may be limited by skin encapsulation and/or hidromeiosis, which may alter sweat mineral concentrations. The design of the newly developed Megaduct sweat collector may avoid these possible limitations. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of the Megaduct sweat collector for mineral analysis. Megaduct sweat collectors were affixed to ten volunteers on the final day of a heat acclimation protocol; collection time, sweat volume, and mineral concentrations of calcium, copper, iron, potassium, sodium, and zinc were measured. Megaduct filling required a collection period of 62 ± 3 min due to a small collection surface (22.1 cm(2)). The mineral content of the sweat was 0.3 ± 0.1 mmol L(-1), 1.5 ± 1.5 µmol L(-1), 8.5 ± 2.1 mmol L(-1), 43.2 ± 15.0 mmol L(-1), and 10.1 ± 5.7 µmol L(-1) for Ca, Cu, K, Na, and Zn, respectively. The Megaduct sweat collector appears to avoid skin encapsulation and hidromeiosis, and captures sweat with similar mineral concentrations as reported in the literature for pouches. However, the filling time of the Megaduct (>60 min) may not capture possible changes in sweat mineral concentrations that are documented to occur in as little as 15 to 30 min.
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- M R Ely
- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA, USA.
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Gonzalez RR, Cheuvront SN, Ely BR, Moran DS, Hadid A, Endrusick TL, Sawka MN. Sweat rate prediction equations for outdoor exercise with transient solar radiation. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2012; 112:1300-10. [PMID: 22241058 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01056.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We investigated the validity of employing a fuzzy piecewise prediction equation (PW) [Gonzalez et al. J Appl Physiol 107: 379-388, 2009] defined by sweat rate (m(sw), g·m(-2)·h(-1)) = 147 + 1.527·(E(req)) - 0.87·(E(max)), which integrates evaporation required (E(req)) and the maximum evaporative capacity of the environment (E(max)). Heat exchange and physiological responses were determined throughout the trials. Environmental conditions were ambient temperature (T(a)) = 16-26°C, relative humidity (RH) = 51-55%, and wind speed (V) = 0.5-1.5 m/s. Volunteers wore military fatigues [clothing evaporative potential (i(m)/clo) = 0.33] and carried loads (15-31 kg) while marching 14-37 km over variable terrains either at night (N = 77, trials 1-5) or night with increasing daylight (N = 33, trials 6 and 7). PW was modified (Pw,sol) for transient solar radiation (R(sol), W) determined from measured solar loads and verified in trials 6 and 7. PW provided a valid m(sw) prediction during night trials (1-5) matching previous laboratory values and verified by bootstrap correlation (r(bs) of 0.81, SE ± 0.014, SEE = ± 69.2 g·m(-2)·h(-1)). For trials 6 and 7, E(req) and E(max) components included R(sol) applying a modified equation Pw,sol, in which m(sw) = 147 + 1.527·(E(req,sol)) - 0.87·(E(max)). Linear prediction of m(sw) = 0.72·Pw,sol + 135 (N = 33) was validated (R(2) = 0.92; SEE = ±33.8 g·m(-2)·h(-1)) with PW β-coefficients unaltered during field marches between 16°C and 26°C T(a) for m(sw) ≤ 700 g·m(-2)·h(-1). PW was additionally derived for cool laboratory/night conditions (T(a) < 20°C) in which E(req) is low but E(max) is high, as: PW,cool (g·m(-2)·h(-1)) = 350 + 1.527·E(req) - 0.87·E(max). These sweat prediction equations allow valid tools for civilian, sports, and military medicine communities to predict water needs during a variety of heat stress/exercise conditions.
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- Richard R Gonzalez
- Biology Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
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Sawka MN, Leon LR, Montain SJ, Sonna LA. Integrated Physiological Mechanisms of Exercise Performance, Adaptation, and Maladaptation to Heat Stress. Compr Physiol 2011; 1:1883-928. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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O'Brien C, Blanchard LA, Cadarette BS, Endrusick TL, Xu X, Berglund LG, Sawka MN, Hoyt RW. Methods of evaluating protective clothing relative to heat and cold stress: thermal manikin, biomedical modeling, and human testing. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 2011; 8:588-599. [PMID: 21936698 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.613291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to clothing and equipment designed to protect individuals from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards. The materials used to provide this protection may exacerbate thermal strain by limiting heat and water vapor transfer. Any new PPE must therefore be evaluated to ensure that it poses no greater thermal strain than the current standard for the same level of hazard protection. This review describes how such evaluations are typically conducted. Comprehensive evaluation of PPE begins with a biophysical assessment of materials using a guarded hot plate to determine the thermal characteristics (thermal resistance and water vapor permeability). These characteristics are then evaluated on a thermal manikin wearing the PPE, since thermal properties may change once the materials have been constructed into a garment. These data may be used in biomedical models to predict thermal strain under a variety of environmental and work conditions. When the biophysical data indicate that the evaporative resistance (ratio of permeability to insulation) is significantly better than the current standard, the PPE is evaluated through human testing in controlled laboratory conditions appropriate for the conditions under which the PPE would be used if fielded. Data from each phase of PPE evaluation are used in predictive models to determine user guidelines, such as maximal work time, work/rest cycles, and fluid intake requirements. By considering thermal stress early in the development process, health hazards related to temperature extremes can be mitigated while maintaining or improving the effectiveness of the PPE for protection from external hazards.
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- Catherine O'Brien
- Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-5007, USA.
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Xu X, Santee WR. Sweat loss prediction using a multi-model approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2011; 55:501-508. [PMID: 20890784 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-010-0371-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 09/20/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A new multi-model approach (MMA) for sweat loss prediction is proposed to improve prediction accuracy. MMA was computed as the average of sweat loss predicted by two existing thermoregulation models: i.e., the rational model SCENARIO and the empirical model Heat Strain Decision Aid (HSDA). Three independent physiological datasets, a total of 44 trials, were used to compare predictions by MMA, SCENARIO, and HSDA. The observed sweat losses were collected under different combinations of uniform ensembles, environmental conditions (15-40°C, RH 25-75%), and exercise intensities (250-600 W). Root mean square deviation (RMSD), residual plots, and paired t tests were used to compare predictions with observations. Overall, MMA reduced RMSD by 30-39% in comparison with either SCENARIO or HSDA, and increased the prediction accuracy to 66% from 34% or 55%. Of the MMA predictions, 70% fell within the range of mean observed value ± SD, while only 43% of SCENARIO and 50% of HSDA predictions fell within the same range. Paired t tests showed that differences between observations and MMA predictions were not significant, but differences between observations and SCENARIO or HSDA predictions were significantly different for two datasets. Thus, MMA predicted sweat loss more accurately than either of the two single models for the three datasets used. Future work will be to evaluate MMA using additional physiological data to expand the scope of populations and conditions.
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- Xiaojiang Xu
- Biophysics and Biomedical Modeling Division, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA 01760, USA.
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Jay O, Bain AR, Deren TM, Sacheli M, Cramer MN. Large differences in peak oxygen uptake do not independently alter changes in core temperature and sweating during exercise. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 301:R832-41. [PMID: 21697517 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00257.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The independent influence of peak oxygen uptake (Vo(₂ peak)) on changes in thermoregulatory responses during exercise in a neutral climate has not been previously isolated because of complex interactions between Vo(₂ peak), metabolic heat production (H(prod)), body mass, and body surface area (BSA). It was hypothesized that Vo(₂ peak) does not independently alter changes in core temperature and sweating during exercise. Fourteen males, 7 high (HI) Vo(₂ peak): 60.1 ± 4.5 ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹; 7 low (LO) Vo(₂ peak): 40.3 ± 2.9 ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹ matched for body mass (HI: 78.2 ± 6.1 kg; LO: 78.7 ± 7.1 kg) and BSA (HI: 1.97 ± 0.08 m²; LO: 1.94 ± 0.08 m²), cycled for 60-min at 1) a fixed heat production (FHP trial) and 2) a relative exercise intensity of 60% Vo(₂ peak) (REL trial) at 24.8 ± 0.6°C, 26 ± 10% RH. In the FHP trial, H(prod) was similar between the HI (542 ± 38 W, 7.0 ± 0.6 W/kg or 275 ± 25 W/m²) and LO (535 ± 39 W, 6.9 ± 0.9 W/kg or 277 ± 29 W/m²) groups, while changes in rectal (T(re): HI: 0.87 ± 0.15°C, LO: 0.87 ± 0.18°C, P = 1.00) and aural canal (T(au): HI: 0.70 ± 0.12°C, LO: 0.74 ± 0.21°C, P = 0.65) temperature, whole-body sweat loss (WBSL) (HI: 434 ± 80 ml, LO: 440 ± 41 ml; P = 0.86), and steady-state local sweating (LSR(back)) (P = 0.40) were all similar despite relative exercise intensity being different (HI: 39.7 ± 4.2%, LO: 57.6 ± 8.0% Vo(2 peak); P = 0.001). At 60% Vo(2 peak), H(prod) was greater in the HI (834 ± 77 W, 10.7 ± 1.3 W/kg or 423 ± 44 W/m²) compared with LO (600 ± 90 W, 7.7 ± 1.4 W/kg or 310 ± 50 W/m²) group (all P < 0.001), as were changes in T(re) (HI: 1.43 ± 0.28°C, LO: 0.89 ± 0.19°C; P = 0.001) and T(au) (HI: 1.11 ± 0.21°C, LO: 0.66 ± 0.14°C; P < 0.001), and WBSL between 0 and 15, 15 and 30, 30 and 45, and 45 and 60 min (all P < 0.01), and LSR(back) (P = 0.02). The absolute esophageal temperature (T(es)) onset for sudomotor activity was ∼0.3°C lower (P < 0.05) in the HI group, but the change in T(es) from preexercise values before sweating onset was similar between groups. Sudomotor thermosensitivity during exercise were similar in both FHP (P = 0.22) and REL (P = 0.77) trials. In conclusion, changes in core temperature and sweating during exercise in a neutral climate are determined by H(prod), mass, and BSA, not Vo(₂ peak).
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- Ollie Jay
- Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
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Gonzalez R, Halford C, Keach E. Environmental and physiological simulation of heat stroke: A case study analysis andvalidation. J Therm Biol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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NOLTE HEINRICH, NOAKES TIMOTHYD, VAN VUUREN BERNARD. Ad Libitum Fluid Replacement in Military Personnel during a 4-h Route March. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010; 42:1675-80. [DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e3181d6f9d0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kenefick RW, Cheuvront SN, Palombo LJ, Ely BR, Sawka MN. Skin temperature modifies the impact of hypohydration on aerobic performance. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 109:79-86. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00135.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study determined the effects of hypohydration on aerobic performance in compensable [evaporative cooling requirement (Ereq) < maximal evaporative cooling (Emax)] conditions of 10°C [7°C wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT)], 20°C (16°C WBGT), 30°C (22°C WBGT), and 40°C (27°C WBGT) ambient temperature (Ta). Our hypothesis was that 4% hypohydration would impair aerobic performance to a greater extent with increasing heat stress. Thirty-two men [22 ± 4 yr old, 45 ± 8 ml·kg−1·min−1 peak O2 uptake (V̇o2peak)] were divided into four matched cohorts ( n = 8) and tested at one of four Ta in euhydrated (EU) and hypohydrated (HYPO, −4% body mass) conditions. Subjects completed 30 min of preload exercise (cycle ergometer, 50% V̇o2peak) followed by a 15 min self-paced time trial. Time-trial performance (total work, change from EU) was −3% ( P = 0.1), −5% ( P = 0.06), −12% ( P < 0.05), and −23% ( P < 0.05) in 10°C, 20°C, 30°C, and 40°C Ta, respectively. During preload exercise, skin temperature (Tsk) increased by ∼4°C per 10°C Ta, while core (rectal) temperature (Tre) values were similar within EU and HYPO conditions across all Ta. A significant relationship ( P < 0.05, r = 0.61) was found between Tsk and the percent decrement in time-trial performance. During preload exercise, hypohydration generally blunted the increases in cardiac output and blood pressure while reducing blood volume over time in 30°C and 40°C Ta. Our conclusions are as follows: 1) hypohydration degrades aerobic performance to a greater extent with increasing heat stress; 2) when Tsk is >29°C, 4% hypohydration degrades aerobic performance by ∼1.6% for each additional 1°C Tsk; and 3) cardiovascular strain from high skin blood flow requirements combined with blood volume reductions induced by hypohydration is an important contributor to impaired performance.
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- R. W. Kenefick
- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts
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- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts
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- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts
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- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts
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- US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts
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