ReviewEuropean journal of applied physiology2021
Sex differences in the physiological adaptations to heat acclimation: a state-of-the-art review.
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- Countrywide analysis of heat- and cold-related mortality trends in the Czech Republic: growing inequalities under recent climate warming.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
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- Short-term endurance training in the cold with layered clothing mitigates perceptual strain during exercise in the heat.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Cell-free DNA, cytokine, and catecholamine levels did not differ between sexes under a matched body core temperature increase, despite females exhibiting a more rapid increase in rectal temperature.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Layered clothing during cold endurance training as a practical strategy to mitigate perceptual strain in the heat: strengths and limitations.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Heat-related illness and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: causal inference using marginal structural models.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Long-term temperature variability and cognitive performance among mid-to-older-aged adults in China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of Extreme Heat Exposure on Heatstroke and Liver Injury in Mice: The Role of PPARα.Environmental health perspectives · 2026Article
- Iron Status, Muscle Oxygenation and Performance in Female Athletes During Repeated-Sprint Training in Hypoxia.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Repeated Sprint Training in Heat Improves Repeated Sprint Ability Under Temperate Conditions Similarly in Active Males and Females.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Comparison of heat acclimation after once daily and thrice daily heat exposures in healthy adults.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Comparing the effects of a 7-week repeated sprint training in hypoxia vs. heat in males and females.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Exposure to heat at work: development of a quantitative European job exposure matrix (heat JEM).Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Article
- Three weeks of heat maintenance potentiates the benefits of heat acclimation in trained females.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Short-term effect of temperature on cause-specific, sex-specific, and age-specific ambulance dispatches in Czechia: a nationwide time-series analysis.International journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Customizing individual heat mitigation strategies to optimize performance in elite athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Daily Temperatures and Child Hospital Admissions in Aotearoa New Zealand: Case Time Series Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Myths and methodologies: Considerations for evaluating the time course of thermoregulatory adaptation during heat acclimation.Experimental physiology · 2024Article
- A century of exercise physiology: concepts that ignited the study of human thermoregulation. Part 4: evolution, thermal adaptation and unsupported theories of thermoregulation.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Review
- Coping with extreme heat: current exposure and implications for the future.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2024Review
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Abstract
Over the last few decades, females have significantly increased their participation in athletic competitions and occupations (e.g. military, firefighters) in hot and thermally challenging environments. Heat acclimation, which involves repeated passive or active heat exposures that lead to physiological adaptations, is a tool commonly used to optimize performance in the heat. However, the scientific community's understanding of adaptations to heat acclimation are largely based on male data, complicating the generalizability to female populations. Though limited, current evidence suggests that females may require a greater number of heat acclimation sessions or greater thermal stress to achieve the same magnitude of physiological adaptations as males. The underlying mechanisms explaining the temporal sex differences in the physiological adaptations to heat acclimation are currently unclear. Therefore, the aims of this state-of-the-art review are to: (i) present a brief yet comprehensive synthesis of the current female and sex difference literature, (ii) highlight sex-dependent (e.g. anthropometric, menstrual cycle) and sex-independent factors (e.g. environmental conditions, fitness) influencing the physiological and performance adaptations to heat acclimation, and (iii) address key avenues for future research.
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