The effect of heat mitigation strategies on thermoregulation and productivity during simulated occupational work in the heat in physically active young men.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate heat stress mitigation strategies on productivity and thermoregulatory responses during simulated occupational work in the heat.

Methods

Thirteen physically active men (age, 25 ± 4 years; body mass,77.8 ± 14.7 kg; VO₂peak, 44.5 ± 9.2 ml·kg^-1·min^-1) completed five randomized-controlled trials in a hot environment (40°C, 40% relative humidity). Each trial was 4.5 h in duration to simulate an outdoor occupational shift. Thermoregulatory responses (heart rate, HR; rectal temperature, Trec; mean skin temperature, Tsk), perceptual responses (rating of perceived exertion, RPE; thermal sensation; thermal comfort; fatigue) and productivity outcomes (box lifting repetitions, time to exhaustion) were examined in the following heat

SUBMITTER: Morrissey-Basler MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10808760 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature