Exercise can induce numerous health benefits that can reduce the risk of chronic diseases and all-cause mortality, yet a significant percentage of the population do not meet minimal physical activity guidelines. Several recent studies have shown that passive heating can induce numerous health benefits, many of which are comparable to exercise, such as improvements to cardiorespiratory fitness, vascular health, glycaemic control and chronic low-grade inflammation. As such, passive heating is emerging as a promising therapy for populations who cannot perform sustained exercise or display poor exercise adherence. There appears to be some overlap between the cellular signalling responses that are regulated by temperature and the mechanisms that underpin beneficial adaptations to exercise, but detailed comparisons have not yet been made. Therefore, the purpose of this mini review is to assess the similarities and distinctions between adaptations to passive heating and exercise. Understanding the potential shared mechanisms of action between passive heating and exercise may help to direct future studies to implement passive heating more effectively and identify differences between passive heating and exercise induced adaptations.

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被动加热和运动对健康的好处：机制在多大程度上重叠

锻炼可以带来许多健康益处，可以降低慢性病和全因死亡率的风险，但是仍有很大一部分人口没有达到最低体育锻炼准则。最近的几项研究表明，被动加热可以带来许多健康益处，其中许多益处与运动相当，例如改善心肺健康，血管健康，血糖控制和慢性低度炎症。因此，对于不能进行持续运动或表现出不良运动依从性的人群，被动加热正成为一种有前途的疗法。在受温度调节的细胞信号传导反应与支持有益的运动适应的机制之间似乎存在一些重叠，但尚未进行详细的比较。因此，这次迷你回顾的目的是评估适应被动加热和运动之间的相似性和区别。了解被动加热和运动之间潜在的共同作用机制可能有助于指导未来的研究，以更有效地实施被动加热，并确定被动加热和运动引起的适应之间的差异。