Experimental protocol
The study included a familiarization session and three experimental sessions. During the familiarization session, participants were informed about all data collection procedures/equipment and underwent anthropometric and body composition (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; (Lunar model DPX Madison, WI).) assessments. Thereafter, participants were requested to undergo three trials, in each being exposed to different environmental conditions inside a 32.5 mFor each session, participants arrived at the same time of the day. They were requested to refrain from caffeine for at least two hours, from food for at least three hours, and from alcohol and exercise for at least 12 h prior to experiment. Upon arrival, participants dressed down to a long-sleeve shirt and a pair of pants 100% cotton (Fig. An able-bodied participant during the data collection. The right sleeve of the shirt was cut at elbow height to avoid constricting blood flow. The blood pressure cuff was comfortably placed at the upper arm without constricting blood flow except when assessing arterial blood pressureThe water tanks used for the warm immersion were 0.58 m