Heat Balance Limits in Football Uniforms
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Vol. 30 (7) , 29-39
- https://doi.org/10.3810/psm.2002.07.377
Abstract
Football season becomes a danger zone when warm weather collides with the need for protective gear. Researchers determined critical heat balance limits in non-heat-acclimatized men who wore various football uniform ensembles. The air temperature and humidity limits that they identified are helpful in implementing strategies to prevent heat-related illness.Keywords
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