Acclimatization and Habituation Different regions of the country yield different types of climates. With those climates come vast temperature, humidity, and altitude changes. All of these changes have various effects on the body. The body being the amazing machine it is, has the ability to adapt to these climates. However, it takes a few days to a few weeks to under go acclimatization. Acclimatization is the process by which the body makes a physiological (the bodies various processes) adaptation to the environmental stressor (e.g. temperature, altitude) being placed on it. There is a second process that is similar to acclimatization. This process is habituation and it accounts for the psychological adjustments that improve the comfort of the athlete. Habituation is the (Click here to become a member and gain full access to the over 400 manuscript text pages of resource information in this website and many other wonderful benefits)
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