TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of an indoor preparation program to increase thermal resilience in elderly for heat waves
AU - Daanen, H.A.M.
AU - Herweijer, J.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Elderly indoors can be subject to considerable heat strain during heat waves. We investigated if a short indoor acclimation (HA) program leads to improved resilience to heat. Although full HA takes about ten days, the main changes occur in the first days, leading to reduced heat strain with similar stress. This study investigates changes after 3 days HA in 8 elderly (>75y) and 8 young (20-30y) females. The pre-test (Monday) and post-test (Friday) was a 20-min50W cycle exercise test in 35°C/40% relative humidity (RH); the indoor preparation program or HA consisting of one hour exercise in the same climate aimed at reaching a gastrointestinal temperature (T
AB - Elderly indoors can be subject to considerable heat strain during heat waves. We investigated if a short indoor acclimation (HA) program leads to improved resilience to heat. Although full HA takes about ten days, the main changes occur in the first days, leading to reduced heat strain with similar stress. This study investigates changes after 3 days HA in 8 elderly (>75y) and 8 young (20-30y) females. The pre-test (Monday) and post-test (Friday) was a 20-min50W cycle exercise test in 35°C/40% relative humidity (RH); the indoor preparation program or HA consisting of one hour exercise in the same climate aimed at reaching a gastrointestinal temperature (T
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U2 - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.010
DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.04.010
M3 - Article
SN - 0360-1323
JO - Building and Environment
JF - Building and Environment
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