Thermoregulatory Responses to Acute Exercise‐Heat Stress and Heat Acclimation

The sections in this article are: 1 Heat Stress 2 Thermoregulatory Control 3 Core Temperature 3.1 Measurement of Core Temperature 3.2 Core Temperature Responses to Exercise 4 Metabolism 4.1 Metabolic Rate 4.2 Skeletal Muscle Metabolism 4.3 Acclimation 5 Heat Loss Mechanisms 5.1 Evaporation 5.2 Heat Loss and Skin Blood Flow 5.3 Cardiovascular Support for Thermoregulation and Exercise 6 Heat Acclimation 6.1 Induction and Decay 6.2 Underlying Mechanisms 6.3 Dry vs Humid Heat 7 Biomedical Factors Modifying Exercise-Heat Performance 7.1 Aerobic Fitness 7.2 Dehydration 7.3 Circadian Patterns and Sleep Loss 7.4 Skin Disorders 7.5 Medications 8 Specific Populations 8.1 Women 8.2 Blacks 8.3 Children and Older Adults 8.3.1 Children and Adolescents 8.3.2 Adults 8.4 Spinal Cord Injury