In conclusion, the findings from this study were statistically significant
establishing the validity (r = .11;p < .0001) {CI = .71 to .84) and reliability (r = M;p<
.0001) {CI = .75 to .87) of the OTSS. However, the correlations that were established
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were expected due to the constrained variance of the scales. Thermal sensation scales are
useful in a general sense and should only be used to establish how one feels during
exercise in a hot environment and should not be used as predictors of core temperature
and heart rate. Further research should focus on the use of the thermal sensation scales
themselves, more with this population and with other varying populations of age, gender,
and fitness levels. The restriction of the scales themselves, OTSS (1-5), and RTS (1-7),
should also be examined to establish if more variance could be obtained by giving the
participant more options to say how they feel which could strengthen or the weaken the
significance of the correlations. Also, temperature and humidity during testing trials
remained constant; validity of the OTSS could be strengthened or weakened by
comparing it to multiple temperatures and humidity.