Table 4.
Na
+
and K
+
concentration 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
Na
+
before
(mmol/L)
137.71±1.38
137.86±1.35
137.43±1.81
137.43±1.51
Na
+
after
(mmol/L)
138.14±3.24
137.86±1.95
137.57±2.07
137.14±1.21
Na
+
exhaustion
(mmol/L)
140.14±1.68
139.14±2.61
138.43±2.37
138.14±1.86
K
+
before
(mmol/L)
3.72±0.17
3.69±0.08
3.71±0.11
3.71±0.16
K
+
after
(mmol/L)
3.89±0.16
3.85±0.24
3.85±0.17
3.82±0.09
K
+
exhaustion
(mmol/L)
4.00±0.18
3.93±0.23
3.90±0.17
3.87±0.20