Leslie Levine

Influence of heat stress and acclimation on maximal aerobic power

SummaryThirteen male volunteers performed cycle ergometer maximal oxygen uptake (

Upper to lower body muscular strength and endurance ratios for women and men

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Upper-body exercise performance: comparison between women and men

tests) in moderate (21‡ C, 30% rh) and hot (49‡ C, 20% rh) environments, before and after a 9-day heat acclimation program. This program resulted in significantly decreased (P<0.01) final heart rate (24 bt·min−1) and rectal temperature (0.4‡ C) from the first to last day of acclimation. The

Upper Body Cooling During Exercise-Heat Stress Wearing the Improved Toxicological Agent Protective System for HAZMAT Operations

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Varied and repeated atropine dosages and exercise-heat stress

was lower (P<0.01) in the hot environment relative to the moderate environment both before (8%) and after (7%) acclimation with no significant difference (P>0.05) shown for maximal power output (PO max, watts) between environments either before or after acclimation. The