Precooling and percooling (cooling during exercise) both improve performance in the heat: a meta-analytical review

CCWG Bongers, DHJ Thijssen… - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Exercise increases core body temperature (Tc), which is necessary to optimise
physiological processes. However, excessive increase in Tc may impair performance and …

The effect of cooling prior to and during exercise on exercise performance and capacity in the heat: a meta-analysis

CJ Tyler, C Sunderland, SS Cheung - British journal of sports …, 2015 - bjsm.bmj.com
Exercise is impaired in hot, compared with moderate, conditions. The development of
hyperthermia is strongly linked to the impairment and as a result various strategies have …

Sprint performance under heat stress: a review

O Girard, F Brocherie, DJ Bishop - Scandinavian journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Training and competition in major track‐and‐field events, and for many team or racquet
sports, often require the completion of maximal sprints in hot (> 30° C) ambient conditions …

Is recovery driven by central or peripheral factors? A role for the brain in recovery following intermittent-sprint exercise

GM Minett, R Duffield - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Prolonged intermittent-sprint exercise (ie, team sports) induce disturbances in skeletal
muscle structure and function that are associated with reduced contractile function, a …

Performance benefits of pre-and per-cooling on self-paced versus constant workload exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TM van de Kerkhof, CCWG Bongers, JD Périard… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objective Exercise in hot environments impairs endurance
performance. Cooling interventions can attenuate the impact of heat stress on performance …

Physiological responses to incremental exercise in the heat following internal and external precooling

CA James, AJ Richardson, PW Watt… - … journal of medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Twelve males completed three incremental, discontinuous treadmill tests in the heat [31.9
(1.0)° C, 61.9 (8.9)%] to determine speed at two fixed blood lactate concentrations (2 and 3.5 …

Translating science into practice: the perspective of the Doha 2019 IAAF world Championships in the heat

S Racinais, D Casa, F Brocherie… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Hot and humid ambient conditions may play a major role during the endurance events of the
2019 IAAF world championships, the 2020 summer Olympics and many other sports events …

Performance effects of internal pre-and per-cooling across different exercise and environmental conditions: a systematic review

M Roriz, P Brito, FJ Teixeira, J Brito… - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Exercise in a hot and humid environment may endanger athlete's health and affect physical
performance. This systematic review aimed to examine whether internal administration of …

Mixed-methods pre-match cooling improves simulated soccer performance in the heat

JWF Aldous, BCR Chrismas, I Akubat… - European journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This investigation examined the effects of three pre-match and half-time cooling manoeuvres
on physical performance and associated physiological and perceptual responses in eight …

Effect of partial-body heating on thermal comfort and sleep quality of young female adults in a cold indoor environment

W Song, Y Lu, Y Liu, Y Yang, X Jiang - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the effectiveness of partial-body heating in improving the thermal
comfort and sleep quality of young female adults sleeping in a cold indoor environment. A …