It seems a hot bath isn\u2019t just for relaxing, according to an acclimation study by Professor Neil Walsh of Liverpool John Moores University.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UK team had a group of male athletes undergo a six-day training intervention whereby they ran for 40mins at 65% of their VO2max in \u2018temperate conditions\u2019 of 18\u00b0C followed by either a hot bath at 40\u00b0C or a \u2018thermoneutral\u2019 bath at 34\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

Before and after the six-day period the subjects followed that same 40min protocol with a 5km treadmill time-trial (TT) in conditions of 18\u00b0C and 33\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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The results? Hot-water immersion improved TT performance in the heat but not when running at 18\u00b0C. It seems that the daily hot baths acclimatised the runners to hotter climes, indicated not only by performance but also via a more efficient sweat response and lower rectal temperature (a sign that the core\u2019s adapting to the heat).<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re racing in hotter temps and wish to give the bathing strategy a go, the subjects enjoyed a 20min bath on day one building to 40mins by day six, though the author suggests 40mins isn\u2019t always required.<\/p>\n
Top image credit: Dan Seex<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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