W. Larry Kenney, Daniel Vecellio, Rachel Cottle and S. Tony Wolf

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W. Larry Kenney Professor of Physiology, Kinesiology and Human Performance, Penn State. Daniel Vecellio Geographer-climatologist and Postdoctoral Fellow, Penn State. Rachel Cottle Ph.D. Candidate in Exercise Physiology, Penn State. S. Tony Wolf Postdoctoral Researcher in Kinesiology, Penn State. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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