Methods, advantages, and limitations of body cooling for exercise performance

F E Marino

doi:10.1136/bjsm.36.2.89

Methods, advantages, and limitations of body cooling for exercise performance

Br J Sports Med. 2002 Apr;36(2):89-94. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.36.2.89.

Author

F E Marino¹

Affiliation

¹ Human Movement Studies Unit, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, NSW, Australia. fmarino@csu.edu.au

Abstract

Precooling studies confirm that increasing body heat is a limiting factor during exercise. However, it seems that precooling is only beneficial for endurance exercise of up to 30-40 minutes rather than intermittent or short duration exercise.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Body Temperature / physiology
Body Temperature Regulation / physiology*
Exercise / physiology*
Hot Temperature
Humans
Hypothermia, Induced / methods*
Physical Education and Training / methods*
Physical Endurance / physiology
Task Performance and Analysis*