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Five days of heat acclimation improves cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses without altering renal stress biomarkers in endurance athletes.

Key takeaways

A study of 14 athletes found that heat acclimation did not change kidney injury markers. It may be safe to train in heat for short periods.

Who did this work

Snape D · Wainwright B · Parsons IT · Stacey MJ · Woods DR · O'Hara J

Source

Article · PubMed, Climate, heat and the kidney · 2026 Aug 11
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42579663/