The Role of Textile Material in Clothing on Thermoregulatory Responses to Intermittent Exercise
Abstract
The physiological effect of different textile material used in the underwear of an ensemble in the development of over heating or chilling in humans during intermittent exercise in a cold environment was studied. Underwear prototypes manufactured from five different fiber type materials were tested as part of a typical, standardized clothing system on eight male subjects. The test consisted of a twice repeated procedure of 40 min cycle exercise followed by 20 min of rest. Differences were found in both the amount of non-evaporated and evaporated sweat with the five different underwear configurations. No significant differences could be detected in esophageal temperature, skin temperature, skin wettedness, and onset time of sweating. It is concluded that the textile material used in underwear in a normal work garment has a small, but insignificant influence on the wet heat dissipation during intermittent exercise in a cool environment. Keywords: Textiles; Clothing; Thermal underwear; Thermoregulatory responses; After exercise chill.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA192599
Entities
People
- Ruth Nielsen
- Thomas L. Endrusick
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine