{"id":175656,"date":"2021-08-03T07:45:17","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T11:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=175656"},"modified":"2021-10-18T11:52:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T15:52:38","slug":"uconn-alum-turns-up-the-heat-with-nbc-sports-at-uconns-korey-stringer-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2021\/08\/uconn-alum-turns-up-the-heat-with-nbc-sports-at-uconns-korey-stringer-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Alum Turns Up the Heat with NBC Sports at UConn\u2019s Korey Stringer Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"

While most of us were trying to keep cool during recent record-breaking summer temperatures, UConn alumnus Mike Ryan was intentionally turning up the heat at UConn\u2019s Korey Stringer Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The NBC Sports Medicine Analyst put himself through the same advanced heat acclimation protocol that helped the U.S. Women\u2019s National Soccer Team (USWNT) prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a recently published paper, KSI researchers predicted<\/a> that the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, would be the hottest summer games on record, a prediction that appears to be coming true. This means heat will be a significant factor for players\u2019 performance and safety.<\/p>\n

The Korey Stringer Institute, housed in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resource\u2019s (CAHNR<\/a>) Department of Kinesiology<\/a>, provides research, education, advocacy, and consultation to maximize performance, optimize safety, and prevent sudden death for the athletes, as well as others who work in extreme heat like warfighters and laborers.<\/p>\n

Heat acclimation involves subjecting your body to exercise in hot conditions in a lab environment to help your body enhance physiological changes, so athletes can perform better while doing specific activities in extreme heat.<\/p>\n

Ryan visited the Storrs campus to learn more about KSI\u2019s MISSION Heat Lab, a space designed to simulate environments of extreme heat and humidity. He participated in a series of exercises and tests to report and share the experiences of elite athletes who use the facility for heat acclimatization, hydration, and other elements of performance and safety in warm weather conditions.<\/p>\n

\"Four<\/a>
Four men smile for the camera<\/div>
From left, graduate student Yasuki Sekiguchi, Mike Ryan, CEO of KSI Doug Casa, KSI President of Research Rob Huggins.<\/div><\/div>\"Man<\/a>
Man runs on treadmill<\/div>
Mike Ryan experiences heat acclimation training at the Korey Stringer Institute.<\/div><\/div>\"Two<\/a>
Two men on sidelines of an NFL football game<\/div>
Mike Ryan served as the head athletic trainer for the Jacksonville Jaguars until 2014.<\/div><\/div>\"Man<\/a>
Man speaks on tv broadcast<\/div>
Mike Ryan, UConn alum, is a Sports Medicine Analyst of NBC Sports.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>