Effect of prewarming in the cold season on thermoregulatory responses during exercise.

Abstract

There is adaptation of the thermoregulatory mechanisms during temperature acclimatisation. Body warming enhances not only the heat dissipating activity of the thermoregulatory centre but also the induction of peripheral sweat gland activity. Seasonal change of sweat rate in exercising men can be eliminated through a different type of acclimatisation by prewarming in the cold season.