A light-weight cooling vest enhances performance of athletes in the heat

Ergonomics

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 821-837

  Webster, J ^a   Holland, E J ^a   Sleiverts, G ^b   Laing, Raechel M ^c   Niven, B E ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Pacific Sport   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health and safety; Human performance; Sport; Thermophysiology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DURABILITY; HEALTH CARE; OXYGEN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTION; SAFETY FACTOR; SKIN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COOLING VESTS; HUMID CONDITIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPORT; SWEAT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 23344442044     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130500122276     Document Type: Article

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