Quantifying Exercise Heat Acclimatisation in Athletes and Military Personnel: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background Athletes and military personnel are often expected to compete and work in hot and/or humid environments, where decrements in performance and an increased risk of exertional heat illness are prevalent. A physiological strategy for reducing the adverse effects of heat stress is to acclimati...

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Published in:Sports medicine (Auckland) 2024-03, Vol.54 (3), p.727-741
Main Authors: Brown, Harry A., Topham, Thomas H., Clark, Brad, Ioannou, Leonidas G., Flouris, Andreas D., Smallcombe, James W., Telford, Richard D., Jay, Ollie, Périard, Julien D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acclimatization
Acclimatization - physiology
Athletes
Bayesian analysis
Body Temperature
Body Temperature Regulation - physiology
CRD4
CRD42022337761
Environmental conditions
Exercise
Exercise - physiology
Heart Rate
Heat
Heat Stress Disorders - physiopathology
Heat Stress Disorders - prevention & control
Hot Temperature
Humans
Illnesses
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Meta-analysis
Military Personnel
Physical training
Physiology
Relocation
Reviews
Sports Medicine
Sweat
Sweating - physiology
Systematic Review
Variables
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Summary:Background Athletes and military personnel are often expected to compete and work in hot and/or humid environments, where decrements in performance and an increased risk of exertional heat illness are prevalent. A physiological strategy for reducing the adverse effects of heat stress is to acclimatise to the heat. Objective The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the effects of relocating to a hotter climate to undergo heat acclimatisation in athletes and military personnel. Eligibility Criteria Studies investigating the effects of heat acclimatisation in non-acclimatised athletes and military personnel via relocation to a hot climate for 
ISSN:0112-1642
1179-2035
1179-2035
DOI:10.1007/s40279-023-01972-4