Regional skin temperatures at submaximal work loads on the bicycle ergometer

Author

Malkinson, Terrance John

Author_Institution

GE Capital Inf. Technol. Solutions Inc., Calgary, Alta., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1299

Abstract

Skin blood flow is regulated by a complex system of active vasoconstriction and vasodilatation mechanisms. The purpose of this investigation was to characterize the regional skin temperature response to exercise on a bicycle ergometer at constant cadence and workloads of 40%, 55%, 70%, 80%, and 90% of maximum heart rate. It was found that the temperature profile was dependent upon both the region and workload. This information has the importance of improving our understanding of the physiological response to bicycle ergometry and factors important to optimal endurance work performance.

Keywords

biocontrol; biothermics; cardiology; ergonomics; haemorheology; muscle; skin; sport; active musculature; active vasoconstriction mechanisms; bicycle ergometer; complex system; constant cadence; exercise; maximum heart rate; optimal endurance work performance; physiological response; regional skin temperatures; skin blood flow; submaximal work loads; temperature profile; vasodilatation mechanisms; workloads; Bicycles; Blood flow; Electrical resistance measurement; Heart rate; Humans; Information technology; Skin; Surface resistance; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7612-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106397

Filename

1106397