Open AccessExercise Tolerance and Thermoregulatory Responses during Cycling in Boys and Men
Author(s) -
Thomas W. Rowland,
Sean Hagenbuch,
David M. Pober,
Anne Garrison
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31815a95a7
Subject(s) - thermoregulation , cycling , heart rate , medicine , blood pressure , endocrinology , archaeology , history
Physiological responses to exercise in the heat differ between prepubertal children and young adults. Whether these maturity-related variations imply lower exercise tolerance, inferior thermoregulation, and greater risk for heat injury in the child is uncertain. This study directly compared thermoregulatory and cardiovascular responses as well as endurance performance between prepubertal boys and adult males during steady-load cycling in moderately hot and cool ambient conditions with moderate humidity.