If a person exercising intensely on a hot, humid day stops abruptly, which consequence related to thermoregulation follows?

💡 Explanation

When exercise stops abruptly in humid conditions, the sweat rate is sustained briefly, but evaporation diminishes because of increased environmental humidity; therefore, heat dissipation decreases, raising core temperature, rather than initiating shivering or instantaneously altering hypothalamic set points. Vasodilation remains active temporarily, rather than ceasing immediately.

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