STRENUOUS MUSCULAR EXERTION IN THE POLAR CLIMATE AND ITS EFFECT UPON HUMAN WORK CAPACITY AND TOLERANCE TO COLD.

• Main Authors: Andersen,K. Lange, Hellstrom,Bjorn, Eide,Rolf
• Other Authors: BERGEN UNIV (NORWAY) PHYSIOLOGICAL INST
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1965
• Subjects: Stress Physiology; (*POLAR REGIONS; TOLERANCES(PHYSIOLOGY)); (*STRESS(PHYSIOLOGY); POLAR REGIONS); ARCTIC REGIONS; EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL FITNESS; ACCLIMATIZATION; EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY); BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; BLOOD; METABOLISM; NORWAY; COLD TOLERANCE; WORK; Arctic; Norway; Ice cap; Polar Ice Cap
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0623919; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0623919

The physiology of eight men who participated in a polar ice cap expedition was investigated with regard to work capacity and cold tolerance. Several test were administered to the subjects before and after the expedition such as tests of cold tolerance and exercise fitness. A delay in the retesting made it difficult to accurately evaluate the results, but in general the study confirms earlier observations on how a period of cold exposure and hard physical work affects aspects of physiology underlying tolerance to cold. (Author)