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