Exercise during hot-water immersion in divers habituated to hot-dry and hot-wet conditions. 2022

Courtney E Wheelock, and David P Looney, and Adam W Potter, and Riana R Pryor, and J Luke Pryor, and John Florian, and David Hostler
Center for Research and Education in Special Environments (CRESE), Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York U.S.

Diving in warm water increases thermal risk during exercise compared to thermoneutral waters. The purpose of this study was to evaluate exercise endurance in warm- and hot-water conditions in divers habituated to wet or dry heat. Nineteen male divers completed this study at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit. Subjects were assigned DRY or WET heat habituation groups. The DRY group (n=9) cycled at 125-150W for one hour in a non-immersed condition (34.4˚C, 50%RH), while the WET group (n=10) cycled at 50W for one hour while immersed in 34.4˚C water. Exercise time to exhaustion was tested on an underwater cycle ergometer in 35.8˚C (WARM) and 37.2˚C (HOT) water at 50W. Core temperature (Tc) was continuously recorded and for all dives. Time to exhaustion was reduced in HOT compared to WARM water (p ≺0.01) in both DRY (92.7 ± 41.6 minutes in 35.8°C vs. 43.4 ± 17.5 minutes in 37.2°C) and WET (95.9 ± 39.2 minutes in 35.8°C vs. 53.4 ± 27.5 minutes in 37.2°C) groups, but did not differ between groups (p=0.62). Rate of Tc rise was greater with higher water temperature (p ≺0.01), but was not different between groups (p=0.68). Maximum Tc (p=0.94 and p=0.95) and Tc change from baseline (p=0.38 and p=0.34) was not different between water temperatures or habituation group, respectively. Endurance decreased with increased water temperature but was not different between WET and DRY. Divers became exhausted at a similar core temperature during WARM- and HOT-water exercise. Mechanisms and applications of heat acclimation for warm-water diving should be further explored.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007101 Immersion The placing of a body or a part thereof into a liquid. Submersion,Immersions,Submersions
D008297 Male Males
D001831 Body Temperature The measure of the level of heat of a human or animal. Organ Temperature,Body Temperatures,Organ Temperatures,Temperature, Body,Temperature, Organ,Temperatures, Body,Temperatures, Organ
D004242 Diving An activity in which the organism plunges into water. It includes scuba and bell diving. Diving as natural behavior of animals goes here, as well as diving in decompression experiments with humans or animals. Divings
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014867 Water A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Hydrogen Oxide
D015444 Exercise Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with PHYSICAL EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure. Aerobic Exercise,Exercise, Aerobic,Exercise, Isometric,Exercise, Physical,Isometric Exercise,Physical Activity,Acute Exercise,Exercise Training,Activities, Physical,Activity, Physical,Acute Exercises,Aerobic Exercises,Exercise Trainings,Exercise, Acute,Exercises,Exercises, Acute,Exercises, Aerobic,Exercises, Isometric,Exercises, Physical,Isometric Exercises,Physical Activities,Physical Exercise,Physical Exercises,Training, Exercise,Trainings, Exercise

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