Table 2.
Physiological effects of strength evaluation and sauna exposure.
| Evaluation 1: Normothermia |
Evaluation 2: Pre-Heating |
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| Pre-RM | Post-RM | Pre-Sauna | Post-Sauna- Pre-RM |
Post-RM | |
| Untrained Group (n = 15) | |||||
| Weight (kg) | 66.4 ± 8.0 | 66.4 ± 7.5 | 66.4 ± 8.1 | 66.2 ± 8.1 * | 66.6 ± 8.8 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 125 ± 17 | 136 ± 21 | 120 ± 5 | 123 ± 12 | 122 ± 12 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 73 ± 7 | 78 ± 10 | 73 ± 12 | 73 ± 6 | 68 ± 8 ° |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 82 ± 17 | 93 ± 19 | 73 ± 12 | 125 ± 20 * | 123 ± 25 ^° |
| Temp-Mouth (°C) | 36.6 ± 0.5 | 37.1 ± 0.7 | 36.9 ± 0.4 | 39.0 ± 0.8 * | 38.2 ± 0.9 *° |
| Temp-Forehead (°C) | 36.7 ± 0.5 | 36.5 ± 0.4 | 36.8 ± 0.4 | 39.6 ± 2.1 * | 36.8 ± 1.4 * |
| Temp-Tight (°C) | 35.7 ± 0.5 | 35.6 ± 0.5 | 34.9 ± 1.8 | 39.1 ± 2.1 * | 36.5 ± 1.5 |
| Trained group (n = 15) | |||||
| Weight (kg) | 80.3 ± 12.4 + | 80.4 ± 10.1 + | 80.5 ± 12.2 + | 80.2 ± 12.2 +** | 80.1 ± 12.4 + |
| SBP (mmHg) | 128 ± 12 | 128 ± 9 | 122 ± 9 | 119 ± 11 | 123 ± 9 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 75 ± 6 | 74 ± 9 | 72 ± 14 | 76 ± 18 | 71 ± 9 ° |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 73 ± 10 | 84 ± 16 * | 66 ± 7 | 113 ± 19 ** | 106 ± 17 ^^° |
| Temp-Mouth (°C) | 36.4 ± 0.6 | 36.7 ± 0.4 | 36.6 ± 0.5 | 38.5 ± 0.9 ** | 37.3 ± 0.44 +**^^° |
| Temp-Forehead (°C) | 36.7 ± 0.4 | 36.5 ± 0.5 | 36.6 ± 0.5 | 39.8 ± 1.4 ** | 36.3 ± 0.3 ** |
| Temp-Tight (°C) | 34.4 ± 1.9 + | 35.4 ± 0.6 | 34.3 ± 2.3 | 39.4 ± 1.7 ** | 35.7 ± 0.3 **^ |
SBP: systolic blood pressure. DBP: diastolic blood pressure. Temp: temperature. Mann–Whitney U test: differences between groups in each day: + p < 0.05; Wilcoxon test: differences for each study group in different evaluations; differences between consecutive evaluations of days 1 and 2: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; differences between pre-sauna and post-RM of day 2: ^ p < 0.05; ^^ p < 0.01; differences between post-RM of days 1 and 2: ° p < 0.05.