SynthesisFrontiers in physiology2019
Performance Changes Following Heat Acclimation and the Factors That Influence These Changes: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.
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- Influence of Exercise Heat Acclimation Protocol Characteristics on Adaptation Kinetics: A Quantitative Review With Bayesian Meta-Regressions.Comprehensive physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Heat Acclimation and Acclimatisation on Maximal Aerobic Capacity Compared to Exercise Alone in Both Thermoneutral and Hot Environments: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Taurine Supplementation and Human Heat Tolerance: Mechanisms, Evidence, and Integration with Heat Acclimation, Cooling, and Hydration.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Review: Genomic insights into the adaptive traits and stress resistance in modern horses.Stress biology · 2026Review
- Mitochondrial adaptations from heat acclimation - A narrative review.Journal of thermal biology · 2025Review
- The effect of post-exercise heat exposure (passive heat acclimation) on endurance exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Nutritional Considerations in Exercise-Based Heat Acclimation: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Heat acclimation improves exercise performance in hot conditions and increases heat shock protein 70 and 90 of skeletal muscles in Thoroughbred horses.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Time-course for onset and decay of physiological adaptations in endurance trained athletes undertaking prolonged heat acclimation training.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2024Article
- Molecular biomarkers for assessing the heat-adapted phenotype: a narrative scoping review.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2023Article
- The effectiveness of heat preparation and alleviation strategies for cognitive performance: A systematic review.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2023Review
- Short-term heat acclimation preserves knee extensor torque but does not improve 20 km self-paced cycling performance in the heat.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Heat Safety in the Workplace: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Strategies and Resources to Protect the US Workers.GeoHealth · 2021Article
- The Effect of Medium-Term Sauna-Based Heat Acclimation (MPHA) on Thermophysiological and Plasma Volume Responses to Exercise Performed under Temperate Conditions in Elite Cross-Country Skiers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Heat Acclimation Following Heat Acclimatization Elicits Additional Physiological Improvements in Male Endurance Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sex differences in the physiological adaptations to heat acclimation: a state-of-the-art review.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Review
- The Efficacy of Heat Acclimatization Pre-World Cup in Female Soccer Players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Effects of Heat Acclimatization, Heat Acclimation, and Intermittent Exercise Heat Training on Time-Trial Performance.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
Heat acclimation (HA) is the process of intentional and consistent exercise in the heat that results in positive physiological adaptations, which can improve exercise performance both in the heat and thermoneutral conditions. Previous research has indicated the many performance benefits of HA, however, a meta-analysis examining the magnitude of different types of performance improvement is absent. Additionally, there are several methodological discrepancies in the literature that could lead to increased variability in performance improvement following HA and no previous study has examined the impact of moderators on performance improvement following HA. Therefore, the aim of this study was two-fold; (1) to perform a meta-analysis to examine the magnitude of changes in performance following HA in maximal oxygen consumption (VO
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