We are looking for men and women interested in participating in an exercise heat stress
study.
The purpose of this study is to collect physiological and perceptual data from reference
lab metrics and compare them to wearable sensor ring derived metrics to help in
algorithm development of a heat strain index.
A secondary purpose of this study is to investigate how age, fitness level, and body
composition differences impact core temperature responses to exercising in hot and
humid conditions.
We are recruiting across a wide age and body mass index range with the following
inclusion criteria:
• Ages 18-60
• BMI ranges (18.5-24.9, 25.0-29.9, above 30.0)
• Willing to perform moderate-vigorous intensity exercise on a treadmill or
stationary bike for as long as 90 minutes in hot and humid conditions (~100°F,
50-60% relative humidity)
• Willing to wear a commercially available ring wearable sensor for 2-3 weeks
continuously
Participation will include 1 baseline visit (1-2 hours) and 1 exercise trial (4-5 hours) that
will be in-person lab visits with data collection. Two other visits include picking up
materials the day before the exercise trial and coming back a week later for
compensation. This study requires a total of 4 in-person lab visits to Gampel Pavilion.
Compensation is available for participating.
Please contact Anna Flaherty (anna.flaherty@uconn.edu) for more information.
This research is conducted in the Korey Stringer Institute at UConn under Dr. Douglas
Casa in the Department of Kinesiology.
Approved by BRANY IRB (B2026-0280)
For more information, contact: Anna Flaherty at anna.flaherty@uconn.edu