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Enduring the Heat with Paracetemol

Paracetamol improves the time someone can exercise in the heat, and that this occurs alongside a reduced body temperature

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[dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”]T[/dropcap]ell you what. Bring back the heat, we’ll do the exercise. Even without the paracetemol.


Paracetamol has a significant effect on exercise performance and the body’s ability to cope with the thermal challenge of exercise in the heat, shows a study published in Experimental Physiology.

The research team have previously shown that paracetamol can improve endurance performance through a reduction in exercise-induced pain. This study suggests, for the first time, that paracetamol can also improve the length of time someone can exercise for in hot conditions. The data suggests that this is achieved by reducing the body’s temperature during exercise, which subsequently improves their tolerance to exercise in the heat.

[Wonder if Lance was on paracetemol]

To perform the research, a group of healthy, male participants ingested single doses of paracetamol or a placebo, before cycling at a fixed intensity for as long as they could in hot conditions. During the exercise, measures of core and skin temperature were recorded alongside the participants’ perception of the heat.

As the study was performed in humans, with a common over-the counter drug, the implications are far reaching.A picture of a skateboarder

Dr Lex Mauger, who led the study at The University of Kent’s School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, explains:

“Firstly, consideration by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and local anti-doping authorities should be made about the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in sport – on both health and performance grounds. Secondly, the utility of paracetamol as a first-response drug to exertional heat illness should be investigated.”

The research gives a new insight into the effects of paracetamol on endurance exercise, and further studies hope to determine by which mechanisms this takes place.

Dr Mauger says: “Whilst we have found that paracetamol improves the time someone can exercise in the heat, and that this occurs alongside a reduced body temperature, we did not measure the specific mechanisms by which this may have occurred. It is important now to try and isolate how paracetamol reduced participants’ body temperature during exercise.”

Source: Experimental Physiology
Photo: Sean Keenan

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