[Physical work capacity as a criterion of human resistance under the hot climatic conditions of an arid zone].

In heat discomfort, physically trained subjects had a high and stable physical working ability (PWA) whereas untrained subjects revealed a considerable decline of the parameter. A lesser work was performed with a greater tension of the cardiorespiratory system. The data obtained suggest a high and stable PWA is one of the main criteria of the organism's adaptation to hot climate conditions of the arid zone.