Heat Stress in Sport and Exercise Thermophysiology of Health and Performance

The book is designed to provide a flowing description of the physiology of heat stress, the illnesses associated with heat exposure, recommendations on optimising health and performance, and an examination of Olympic sports played in potentially hot environmental conditions. In the first section the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Périard, Julien D. (Editor), Racinais, Sébastien (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Section I -The physiology of heat stress: 1 Basics of thermoregulation
  • 2 Cardiovascular function in the heat
  • 3 Central nervous system function in the heat
  • 4 Skeletal muscle function in the heat
  • Section II- Illnesses and countermeasures: 5 Exertional heat illness
  • 6 Hydration.-7 Cooling.-8 Heat acclimation. Section III- Application to sport: 9 Football/soccer, AFL and Rugby
  • 10 American football
  • 11 Tennis
  • 12 Athletics – marathon
  • 13 Motor sports
  • 14 Cycling
  • 15 Beach volleyball
  • 16 Open water
  • 17 Triathlon