June 2015 PMID 25943654

Adaptations and mechanisms of human heat acclimation: Applications for competitive athletes and sports.

J D Périard, S Racinais, M N Sawka

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The discussions demonstrate strong agreement on the value of understanding heat acclimation, with posts highlighting visual timelines and real-world examples like Lasse Virén's sauna training, which reflect high interest. The tone and choice of words, such as 'great visual' and 'applications for athletes,' suggest active engagement and recognition of the article's significance in practical sports science contexts.

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Most discussions support the importance and relevance of heat acclimation research for athletes.

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Posts show high interest, with references to practical applications and notable figures in sports science.

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Mechanisms of Human Heat Acclimation for Athletes

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Passive Heat Therapy for Enhancing Aging Resilience During Heatwaves

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RT @opnchan_itoc: "Pandolf and Young(1992)によれば、24人の対象者が気温49℃ 相対湿度20%の環境下で100minウォーキングをしたところ、初日は1人も完了出来なかったが、40%は3日目までに成功し、7日目までに1人を除く全員が成功し…

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RT @DrJPeriard: @ephysiol Nice to see our work so prominent displayed in the IOC Beat the Heat document! https://t.co/8BAoO0nhni https://…

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Dave DeGroot

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RT @DrJPeriard: @ephysiol Nice to see our work so prominent displayed in the IOC Beat the Heat document! https://t.co/8BAoO0nhni https://…

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RT @DrJPeriard: @ephysiol Nice to see our work so prominent displayed in the IOC Beat the Heat document! https://t.co/8BAoO0nhni https://…

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RT @DrJPeriard: @ephysiol Nice to see our work so prominent displayed in the IOC Beat the Heat document! https://t.co/8BAoO0nhni https://…

Jun 24, 2024 · 4 shares · 906 followers View post →

Julien Périard

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Jun 24, 2024 · 38 likes · 4 shares · 2,897 followers View post →

Drew

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Global Warming training, lessons from the extreme: 4-time gold medalist distance runner Lasse Virén used a sauna for “Heat Acclimatization” training which can lead to physiological changes that improve sustainability in hot conditions. A paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25943654/

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Jeff Strong

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RT @BSinger10: This seems relevant right about now - the four classic markers of heat adaptation: Links: https://t.co/AgzMBhAoxv https…

Jun 16, 2023 · 1 share · 4,643 followers View post →

Brett Singer MS,RD,CSSD

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This seems relevant right about now - the four classic markers of heat adaptation: Links: https://t.co/AgzMBhAoxv https://t.co/7ImBttuAKy https://t.co/na5GarATPE

Jun 16, 2023 · 4 likes · 1 share · 2,822 followers View post →

Daniel Kane

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1. A ⬇️ in metabolic heat prod has been observed with acclimation to exerc in heat. 2. ⬇️ in lactate accumulation. /24 https://t.co/4CcMIBgQZd

May 19, 2023 · 6 likes · 1,001 followers View post →

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Luciana Haddad

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TREINO NO CALOR PARA MELHOR A PERFORMANCE ESPORTIVA | protocolo prático ... https://t.co/2aY3dkMmqx via @YouTube

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Joseph Forshaw

@DrDoomish · X

@realBertBlocken Bert, you are always up for a good paper...https://t.co/yIJYHf6xAG great literature review; got interested in this before Doha, and more recently Tokyo. In summary it is, as usual, complicated, and heat stress is so variable athlete to athlete...... be lucky.

Jul 14, 2022 · 2 likes · 133 followers View post →

Joseph Forshaw

@DrDoomish · X

@reathina @CyclingClown Lena, this should get you started...https://t.co/yIJYHeOWJ8 note the special issue from June 2015. I'll have a look out for some others when I get back from watering the greenhouse... 45C in there yesterday, ahhrggggg!

Jun 17, 2022 · 1 like · 133 followers View post →

Michael Scarlett

@WorkPhysiology · X

RT @BSinger10: Great visual of the timeline of adaptations which occur with heat acclimation from @DrJPeriard @ephysiol Adaptations and…

Jan 23, 2022 · 3 shares · 86 followers View post →

Guillem Vizcaíno

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RT @BSinger10: Great visual of the timeline of adaptations which occur with heat acclimation from @DrJPeriard @ephysiol Adaptations and…

Jan 22, 2022 · 3 shares · 192 followers View post →

Julien Périard

@DrJPeriard · X

RT @BSinger10: Great visual of the timeline of adaptations which occur with heat acclimation from @DrJPeriard @ephysiol Adaptations and…

Jan 22, 2022 · 3 shares · 2,897 followers View post →

Brett Singer MS,RD,CSSD

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Jan 22, 2022 · 10 likes · 3 shares · 2,822 followers View post →

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