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Chapter 11: Long run health for endurance athle...

Maintaining a lower core temperature during training and competition is crucial for the long-term health of endurance athletes. Lower core temperature contributes to a healthier body on the long run...

Chapter 10: Practical per-cooling products avai...

For pre- and post-cooling most commonly cooling vests are used. Since these are heavy, bulky and not aerodynamic, they are not useable DURING endurance exercise. Today the main usage of...

Chapter 9: Advantages of lower core temperature...

A lower core temperature offers several key advantages for endurance athletes, especially during prolonged physical exertion. In an earlier blog (Chapter 1) we already saw that the optimal temperature for...

Chapter 8: Advantages of lower heart-rate durin...

Lower core temperatures reduce the burden on the cardiovascular system. This is because as body temperature rises, more blood is directed to the skin for cooling, which increases heart rate....

Chapter 7: Cooling sensation vs effective core ...

How long should you cool; is a 2 second ice-bath or a bottle of cold water over your head effective? In cooling during exercise, a distinction is made between: subjective...

Chapter 6: Kidney problems related to core-temp...

27 participants (41.9 ± 7.4 years) completed a sprint triathlon consisting of a 1500 m swim, 26 km cycle, and 8 km run. Urine samples were collected before and after...