Abstract
The effects of the moisture-transfer rate of clothing materials on thermoregulatory responses during exercise in a climatic chamber were studied on seven untrained female subjects. It was found that the relative humidity and absolute humidity of the clothing microclimate at chest level, the exercise-induced increases of core, leg, and mean skin temperatures, and the salivary lactic acid level were all significantly lower with a higher moisture-transfer rate. These results prove that the moisture-transfer rate of clothing material is an important factor affecting the thermoregulatory responses during exercise. © Textile Institute.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 372-378 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the Textile Institute |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |