Heat alleviation strategies for athletic performance: a review and practitioner guidelines

OR Gibson, CA James, JA Mee, AGB Willmott… - Temperature, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
International competition inevitably presents logistical challenges for athletes. Events such
as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games require further consideration given historical climate data …

Methods for improving thermal tolerance in military personnel prior to deployment

ET Ashworth, JD Cotter, AE Kilding - Military Medical Research, 2020 - Springer
Acute exposure to heat, such as that experienced by people arriving into a hotter or more
humid environment, can compromise physical and cognitive performance as well as health …

Short-term heat acclimation prior to a multi-day desert ultra-marathon improves physiological and psychological responses without compromising immune status

AGB Willmott, M Hayes, KAM Waldock… - Journal of Sports …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Multistage, ultra-endurance events in hot, humid conditions necessitate thermal adaptation,
often achieved through short term heat acclimation (STHA), to improve performance by …

Defining the determinants of endurance running performance in the heat

CA James, M Hayes, AGB Willmott, OR Gibson… - Temperature, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In cool conditions, physiologic markers accurately predict endurance performance, but it is
unclear whether thermal strain and perceived thermal strain modify the strength of these …

Power relative to body mass best predicts change in core temperature during exercise-heat stress

OR Gibson, AGB Willmott, CA James… - The Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Gibson, OR, Willmott, AGB, James, CA, Hayes, M, and Maxwell, NS. Power relative
to body mass best predicts change in core temperature during exercise-heat stress. J …

[PDF][PDF] The physiological and perceptual responses of restrictive heat loss attire in hot and temperate conditions

AGB Willmott, CA James, OR Gibson… - … Conference on the …, 2016 - researchgate.net
PURPOSE: Investigate the efficacy of an inexpensive and practical sauna suit across hot
and temperate conditions to induce equivalent physiological strain to HA. HYPOTHESIS …

[PDF][PDF] Optimising strategies to enhance endurance running performance under hot and humid conditions

C James - 2016 - cris.brighton.ac.uk
The purpose of this thesis was to optimise preparation for endurance runners competing in a
hot environment. A multidisciplinary approach was adopted, investigating acute and chronic …