L19, Exercise and Cold Stress Flashcards
1
Q
What problems can arise from cold stress for exercise?
A
Impaired performance, discomfort, glycogen depletion, injury/illness.
2
Q
What determines net level of heat loss?
A
Evaporation, radiation, convection, and conduction.
3
Q
What are five ways to increase heat gain in the cold?
A
Exercise, metabolic heat (thermogenesis), shivering, behaviour, vasoconstriction.
4
Q
Why does the temperature of the skin drop when in the cold?
A
To protect the temperature of the core.
5
Q
What is normal core temperature and what is hypothermic temperature?
A
37 and 35.
