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