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- Title
Increased air velocity during exercise in the heat leads to equal reductions in hydration shifts and interleukin-6 with age.
- Authors
Wright-Beatty, Heather; Hardcastle, Stephen; Boulay, Pierre; Larose, Joanie; Kenny, Glen
- Abstract
Purpose: The effectiveness of increased air velocity in reducing hydration shifts and physiological strain during work in the heat was examined in young and older males. Methods: Ten young (mean ± SE, 24 ± 1 years) and 10 older (59 ± 1 years) males, matched for height, mass, and body surface area, cycled 4 × 15-min at moderate-to-heavy heat production (400 W), with 15-min rest separations between exercise bouts (final recovery 30 min), while wearing work clothing in humid heat (35 °C, 60 % relative humidity) under low (~0.5 m s) and high (~3.0 m s) air velocity. Rectal temperature ( T) and heart rate were measured continuously, whereas hydration indices and interleukin (IL)-6 were measured at rest (PRE) and following the final recovery (POST). Results: Young and older males experienced similar thermal and cardiovascular strain within the low ( T end-exercise: young = 38.28 ± 0.11, older = 38.31 ± 0.08 °C) and high ( T end-exercise: young = 37.94 ± 0.08, older = 37.87 ± 0.08 °C) air velocity conditions, with a reduced increase in both groups in high compared to low. Percent changes in plasma volume were similarly greater during the low (young = −10.9 ± 1.2, older = −10.8 ± 0.9 %) compared to high (young = −5.7 ± 0.6, older = −6.9 ± 0.7 %) condition for both groups. Despite elevated IL-6 at PRE in the older males, the IL-6 absolute change was similar between young (low = +4.10 ± 0.95, high = +0.99 ± 0.32 pg mL) and older (low = +3.58 ± 0.83, high = +1.24 ± 0.28 pg mL) males yet greater during the low compared to high condition. Conclusions: Increased air velocity was effective in reducing the increase in hydration shifts and physiological strain (i.e. IL-6, thermal and cardiovascular strain) equally in young and older males.
- Subjects
EXERCISE physiology; EXERCISE; HYDRATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of heat; PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of aging; BODY temperature; PHYSIOLOGICAL aspects of clothing &; dress
- Publication
European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2014, Vol 114, Issue 10, p2081
- ISSN
1439-6319
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00421-014-2931-9