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#37 - Exercise in the heat, dehydration, fluid ingestion and circulation with Dr José González-Alonso

Inside Exercise

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The Impact of Humidity on Exercise Performance and Fatigue

This chapter focuses on the effects of humidity on exercise performance and fatigue. It explores the relationship between environmental conditions, such as humidity and temperature, and their impact on the body's stress levels, hypothermia, and core temperature during low-intensity exercise. The chapter also discusses how humidity affects sweating and evaporation, the role of the brain in fatigue, muscle activity, ATP production, and the differences in muscle metabolic changes between exercise in mild conditions and exercise in the heat.

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