The influence of cold stress and a 36- h fast on the physiological responses to prolonged intermittent walking in man |
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Authors: | A S Weller C E Millard P L Greenhaff and I A Macdonald |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Nottingham Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK, GB;(2) Protection and Performance Department, Centre for Human Sciences, Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA), Farnborough GU14 6TD, UK, GB |
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Abstract: | In a previous study, rectal temperature (T
re) was found to be lower, and oxygen consumption (V˙O2) and the respiratory exchange ratio (R) were higher in a cold (+5°C), wet and windy environment (COLD), compared with a thermoneutral environment during intermittent
walking at ≈30% of peak V˙O2 (Weller AS, Millard CE, Stroud MA et al. Am J Physiol 272:R226–R233, 1997). The aim of the present study was to establish
whether these cold-induced responses are influenced by prior fasting, as impaired thermoregulation has been demonstrated in
cold-exposed, resting men following a 48-h fast. To address this question, eight men attempted a 360-min intermittent (15 min
rest, 45 min exercise) walking protocol under COLD conditions on two occasions. In one condition, the subjects started the
exercise protocol ≈120 min after a standard meal (FED/COLD), whereas in the other the subjects had fasted for 36 h (FASTED/COLD).
The first two exercise periods were conducted at a higher intensity (HIGHER, 6 km · h−1 and 10% incline), than the four subsequent exercise periods (LOW, 5 km · h−1 and 0% incline). There was no difference in the time endured in FED/COLD and FASTED/COLD. In FASTED/COLD com pared with FED/COLD,
R was lower during HIGHER and LOW, and T
re was lower during LOW, whereas there was no difference in V˙O2, mean skin temperature and heart rate. Therefore, although the 36-h fast impaired temperature regulation during intermittent
low-intensity exercise in the cold, wet and windy environment, it was unlikely to have been the principal factor limiting
exercise performance under these experimental conditions.
Accepted: 26 August 1997 |
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Keywords: | Intermittent exercise Fasting Cold stress Rectal temperature Oxygen consumption |
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