Table 2. Rectal (T
core) and skin temperature (T
skin) 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 |
Tcore before (™ƒ) |
36.93 ± 0.29 |
36.94 ± 0.14 |
36.91 ± 0.32 |
37.01 ± 0.24 |
Tcore after (™ƒ) |
37.31 ± 0.29 |
37.19 ± 0.33 |
37.03 ± 0.35 |
37.01 ± 0.27 |
Tcore exhaustion (™ƒ) |
38.63 ± 0.27 |
38.63 ± 0.15 |
38.61 ± 0.22 |
38.60 ± 0.26 |
Tskin before (™ƒ) |
34.67 ± 0.33 |
34.48 ± 0.59 |
34.59 ± 0.46 |
34.53 ± 0.89 |
Tskin after (™ƒ) |
35.62 ± 0.20 |
35.16 ± 0.40 |
35.37 ± 0.39 |
35.09 ± 0.24 |
Tskin exhaustion (™ƒ) |
36.64 ± 0.38 |
36.56 ± 0.40 |
36.60 ± 0.48 |
36.45 ± 0.43 |