Wearing a cooling jacket during exercise reduces thermal strain and improves endurance exercise performance in a warm environment

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 122-128

  Hasegawa, Hiroshi ^a   Takatori, Tadashi ^a   Komura, Takashi ^a   Yamasaki, Masahiro ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body cooling; Core temperature; Hot and humid environment; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ENDURANCE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; DRINKING; ERGOMETRY; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING;

EID: 15744395407     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/14503.1     Document Type: Article

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