Ambient conditions prior to Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games: Considerations for acclimation or acclimatization strategies

The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic games in 2020 will be held in hot and humid conditions. Heat acclimation (in a climatic chamber) or heat acclimatization (natural environment) is essential to prepare the (endurance) athletes and reduce the performance loss associated with work in the heat. Based on the 1990-2018 hourly meteorological data of...

Aandachtspunten voor een optimale voorbereiding : Inspanning in de warmte (Exercise in a hot environment: Points of special interest for an optimal preparation)

An elevated core temperature is one of the underlying factors responsible for a decrease of performance during exercise in a hot environment. Therefore, strategies that minimise the rise in core temperature during exercise in the heat are likely to be effective in enhancing exercise performance. There are several strategies to minimise this...

Aandachtspunten voor een optimale voorbereiding: Inspanning in de warmte (Exercise in a hot environment: Strategies for an optimal preparation)

One of the underlying factors responsible for performance decrement during exercise in a hot environment appears to be an elevated core temperature. For this reason, strategies that minimise the rise in core temperature during exercise in the heat are likely to be effective in enhancing exercise performance. There are several strategies to...

Criteria for estimating acceptable exposure times in hot working environments: A review

Objectives: To revise the criteria used in the present 'Required Sweat Rate' standard ISO 7933 (1989) for the prediction of the maximum duration of work in hot environments. Methods: Review of the literature and in particular, of the bases for the present criteria. Results: A new method is proposed, to take into account the increase in core...