Post-exercise hot water immersion enhances haemodynamic and vascular benefits of exercise without further improving cardiorespiratory fitness, glucose, lipids or inflammation.

ABSTRACT: There is considerable overlap between the mechanisms underlying the health benefits of exercise training and heat therapy. However, it remains unclear whether combining heat therapy with exercise can enhance improvements in cardiovascular and metabolic health. The present study investigated whether post-exercise hot water immersion (EX+HWI) could augment improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular and metabolic health compared to post-exercise thermoneutral water immersion (EX+TWI). Twenty-four physically inactive middle-aged adults (age: 58 ± 5 years; body mass index: 28 ± 3 kg m^{- 2}; 13 females) were randomly allocated to 8 weeks of supervised EX+HWI (n = 12) or EX+TWI (n = 12). Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise (65-75% maximum heart rate) was perform

SUBMITTER: Steward CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369307 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature