Post-exercise cooling techniques in hot, humid conditions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 385-396

  Barwood, Martin James ^a   Davey, Sarah ^a   House, James R ^a   Tipton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Half time cooling; Heat illness; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR COOLED GARMENT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COOLING; COOLING TECHNIQUE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND IMMERSION; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; LIQUID COOLED GARMENT; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THERMOREGULATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WHOLE BODY FANNING;

ADULT; AIR MOVEMENTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLOTHING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HAND; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IMMERSION; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350271166     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1135-1     Document Type: Article

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