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01-11-2015 | Letter to the Editor

Is the Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) Index Relevant for Exercise in the Heat?

Authors: Franck Brocherie, Grégoire P. Millet

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 11/2015

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We have read with great interest the comprehensive review of our colleagues [1] on the ‘hot’ topic of training and competing in the heat. We agree with the authors that environmental indices should be defined with guidelines rather than universal (fixed) cut-off values across different sporting disciplines. However, we are surprised that they did not highlight one of the main current limitations: the recommendations for various sporting governing bodies (i.e., event organizers and international federations) are still based on the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index. We believe that this point is paramount for improving heat-related exercising safety guidelines. …

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Title: Is the Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) Index Relevant for Exercise in the Heat?
Authors: Franck Brocherie
Grégoire P. Millet
Publication date: 01-11-2015
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0386-8

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