HMS, TIP EQ-Bank 099 MC

An athlete alternates between hot and cold showers after a game. This method primarily:

Enhances mental resilience that can be applied to competition
Reduces fluid loss by short circuiting the sweating process
Replaces muscle glycogen stores lost during activity
Stimulates circulation and waste removal through vasodilation and vasoconstriction

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\(D\)

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D is correct: Alternating between hot and cold water causes vasodilation and vasoconstriction, which stimulates circulation, speeds waste removal and supports muscle recovery.

Other options:

A is incorrect: Mental resilience is typically linked to psychological strategies like relaxation or meditation, not hydrotherapy.
B is incorrect: Sweating is controlled by thermoregulation. It isn’t appropriate to say that cold showers “short circuit” this process.
C is incorrect: Glycogen replacement is a nutritional recovery strategy, not achieved through hot/cold showers.