Table 2.
Thermal sensation, thermal comfort and changes in rectal temperature during the experimental session.
| Pre warm-up | Post warm-up | Pre 1stquarter | At the end of the 1stquarter | At the end of the 2ndquarter | HT | At the end of the 3rdquarter | At the end of the 4thquarter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS | REG | 6.2±0.6 | 7.0±0.9 | 6.6±0.9 | 7.9±0.3 | 8.2±0.6 | 7.1±0.9 | 7.9±1.0 | 8.3±1.2 |
| (1 to 9 | ) WBTO | 6.1±0.5 | 6.9±0.8 | 6.8±1.0 | 7.6±0.7 | 7.4±1.2* | 6.5±1.6 | 7.2±1.4 | 7.2±1.7* |
| TC | REG | -0.1±0.3 | -0.3±0.5 | -0.4±0.5 | -1.5±0.5 | -1.8±0.4 | -0.8±0.6 | -1.9±0.9 | -2.1±0.8 |
| (-3 to 3 | ) WBTO | -0.1±0.3 | -0.3±0.6 | -0.5±0.7 | -1.2±0.6 | 1.8±0.7 | -0.7±0.9 | -1.7±0.8 | -1.7±0.8 |
| Rectal | temperature | increases from | baseline, °C | REG | 0.53±0.21 | 1.07±0.32 | 1.08±0.35 | 1.29±0.35 | 1.61±0.43 |
| WBTO | 0.58±0.15 | 1.03±0.28 | 0.96±0.31 | 1.16±0.33 | 1.37±0.37 |
* p<0.05 denotes a significant difference between the WBTO and REG conditions. HT: half-time, TS: thermal sensation (1 very cold to 9 very hot), TC: thermal comfort (−3 very uncomfortable to 3 very comfortable).