Abstract
Knowledge of local sweating patterns is of importance in occupational and exercise physiology settings. The recently developed closed chamber condenser technology (Biox Aquaflux® ) allows the measurement of evaporative skin water loss with a greater measurement capacity (up to 1325 g/h/m2 ) compared to traditional evaporimeters. The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of the Biox Aquaflux® to estimate sweat production during exercise. Fourteen healthy subjects performed a 20-min cycle ergometer trial at respectively 55% heart rate (HRreserve and 75% HRreserve . Sweat production was estimated by measuring body weight before and after exercise, by calculating the amount of sweat collected in a patch, and by measuring the water flux (in g/h/m2 ) with the Biox Aquaflux® instrument. The Biox Aquaflux® instrument allowed the follow up of sweat kinetics at both intensities. Correlations between the measurement methods were all significant for the 75% HRreserve trial (with r ranging from 0.68 to 0.76) whilst for the 55% HRreserve a significant relation was detected between the patch method and the Biox Aquaflux® only (with r ranging from 0.41 to 0.79). The Biox Aquaflux® instrument is a practical and direct method for the estimation of local sweat rates under field conditions.
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More From: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)
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