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Thermoregulatory, Cardiovascular, And Perceptual Responses To Intermittent Cooling During Exercise In A Hot, Humid Outdoor Environment, Michelle A. Cleary, Michelle G. Toy, Rebecca M. Lopez Mar 2014

Thermoregulatory, Cardiovascular, And Perceptual Responses To Intermittent Cooling During Exercise In A Hot, Humid Outdoor Environment, Michelle A. Cleary, Michelle G. Toy, Rebecca M. Lopez

Athletic Training Faculty Articles and Research

Decreasing core body temperature during exercise may improve exercise tolerance, facilitate acclimatization, and prevent heat illness during summer training. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of intermittent superficial cooling on thermoregulatory, cardiovascular, and perceptual responses during exercise in a hot humid environment. We used a randomized, counterbalanced, repeated measures investigation with 2 conditions (control and cooling) during exercise and recovery outdoors on artificial turf in a hot, humid tropical climate in the sun (wet bulb globe temperature outdoors [WBGTo], 27.0 6 0.88 C; range, 25.8–28.18 C) and in the shade (WBGTo, 25.4 6 0.98 C; range, 24.3–26.88 C). Participants were …