Intermittent exercise-heat exposures and intense physical activity sustain heat acclimation adaptations.

Objectives: To determine if intermittent exercise-heat exposures (IHE) every fifth day sustain heat acclimation (HA) adaptations 25 days after initial HA.

Design: Randomized control trial.

Methods: Sixteen non-heat acclimatized men heat acclimated during 10-11 days of exercise in the heat (40°C, 40% RH).

Effects of heat acclimation on hand cooling efficacy following exercise in the heat.

This study examined the separate and combined effects of heat acclimation and hand cooling on post-exercise cooling rates following bouts of exercise in the heat. Seventeen non-heat acclimated (NHA) males (mean ± SE; age, 23 ± 1 y; mass, 75.30 ± 2.

National Athletic Trainers' Association Releases New Guidelines for Exertional Heat Illnesses: What School Nurses Need to Know.

Exertional heat illnesses (EHI) occur in various populations and settings. Within a school setting, there are student athletes who take part in physical activity where the risk of EHI is increased. The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) released an updated position statement on EHI in September of 2015.