Adding a cooling vest during cycling improves performance in warm and humid conditions

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-55

  Luomala, Matti J ^a   Oksa, Juha ^b   Salmi, Jukka A ^c   Linnamo, Vesa ^c   Holmér, Ingvar ^d   Smolander, Juhani ^e   Dugué, Benoit ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Cycling; Ice vest; Performance; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING VEST; CYCLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXHAUSTION; GENERAL DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; SIGNAL DETECTION; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 84155172011     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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