Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2009
Post-exercise cooling techniques in hot, humid conditions.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Practical Considerations for Using Personal Cooling Garments for Heat Stress Management in Physically Demanding Occupations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Realist Evaluation.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- The impact of different cooling modalities on the physiological responses in firefighters during strenuous work performed in high environmental temperatures.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Effects of Whole-Body and Lower-Body Cold-Water Immersion on Exercise-Induced Pain Score, Muscle Damage Indices, and Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Limits of Ultra: Towards an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Ultra-Endurance Running Performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Recovery with a fan-cooling jacket after exposure to high solar radiation during exercise in hot outdoor environments.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Cold water immersion of the hand and forearm during half-time improves intermittent exercise performance in the heat.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Thermoregulation During Pregnancy: a Controlled Trial Investigating the Risk of Maternal Hyperthermia During Exercise in the Heat.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Advanced Functional Materials for Intelligent Thermoregulation in Personal Protective Equipment.Polymers · 2021Review
- An Ice Vest, but Not Single-Hand Cooling, Is Effective at Reducing Thermo-Physiological Strain During Exercise Recovery in the Heat.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Cooling Between Exercise Bouts and Post-exercise With the Fan Cooling Jacket on Thermal Strain in Hot-Humid Environments.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- The Use of Percutaneous Thermal Sensing Microchips for Body Temperature Measurements in Horses Prior to, during and after Treadmill Exercise.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2020Article
- Don't Lose Your Cool With Cryotherapy: The Application of Phase Change Material for Prolonged Cooling in Athletic Recovery and Beyond.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Review
- Thermoregulation in Ectodermal Dysplasia: A Case Series.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Impacts of cooling intervention on the heat strain attenuation of construction workers.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- Estimated work ability in warm outdoor environments depends on the chosen heat stress assessment metric.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- Cooling athletes with a spinal cord injury.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015Review
- Water immersion for post incident cooling of firefighters; a review of practical fire ground cooling modalities.Extreme physiology & medicine · 2015Review
- Effects of wind application on thermal perception and self-paced performance.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Article
- The impact of a phase-change cooling vest on heat strain and the effect of different cooling pack melting temperatures.European journal of applied physiology · 2013Article
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Abstract
Major sporting events are often held in hot and humid environmental conditions. Cooling techniques have been used to reduce the risk of heat illness following exercise. This study compared the efficacy of five cooling techniques, hand immersion (HI), whole body fanning (WBF), an air cooled garment (ACG), a liquid cooled garment (LCG) and a phase change garment (PCG), against a natural cooling control condition (CON) over two periods between and following exercise bouts in 31 degrees C, 70%RH air. Nine males [age 22 (3) years; height 1.80 (0.04) m; mass 69.80 (7.10) kg] exercised on a treadmill at a maximal sustainable work intensity until rectal temperature (T (re)) reached 38.5 degrees C following which they underwent a resting recovery (0-15 min; COOL 1). They then recommenced exercise until T (re) again reached 38.5 degrees C and then undertook 30 min of cooling with (0-15 min; COOL 2A), and without face fanning (15-30 min; COOL 2B). Based on mean body temperature changes (COOL 1), WBF was most effective in extracting heat: CON 99 W; WBF: 235 W; PCG: 141 W; HI: 162 W; ACG: 101 W; LCG: 49 W) as a consequence of evaporating more sweat. Therefore, WBF represents a cheap and practical means of post-exercise cooling in hot, humid conditions in a sporting setting.
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