Table 1. Heart rate (HR) before and after pre-cooling and at the end of exercise in a hot environment. Data are means ±SD, n = 7.
| Variable |
Control |
Vest |
Beverage |
Mix |
| HR before (bpm) |
68 ± 7 |
69 ± 3 |
69 ± 10 |
67 ± 7 |
| HR after (bpm) |
82 ± 7 |
79 ± 5 |
77 ± 7 |
76 ± 8 |
| HR exhaustion (bpm) |
197 ± 5 |
192 ± 8 |
190 ± 7 |
187 ± 9 |