Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research Unit
The Fluid and Temperature Regulation Research Group
Team
leader: Professor
Timothy D. Noakes
This research group investigates
the effect of different environmental conditions on thermoregulation and hydration
status. The research performed by this group on fluid balance and the risk
of the overconsumption of fluid during exercise was selected as one of the
100 major scientific stories in 2003 by Discover Magazine (www.discover.com).
In addition, on April 19th 2003, the United States Track and Field announced
that, with immediate effect, all future running races in the United States
would be run according to the guidelines developed by this group. The acceptance
of these guidelines for fluid consumption and the management of collapsed
athletes represents a significant change from conventional practices advocated
by a "consensus" of all the world experts, some of whom have significant
interactions with the sports drinks industry in the United States.
Specific research
areas:
- The influence of different
rates of fluid ingestion on physiological and performance responses to prolonged
exercise in the heat
- The effect of different
rates of heat storage on exercise performance at a constant rating of perceived
exertion
- What is the role of
thirst in cycling performance?
- The role of fluid
consumption in thermoregulation during endurance exercise
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