Characterisation of regional skin temperatures in recreational surfers wearing a 2-mm wetsuit.

Autor: Corona LJ; a Department of Kinesiology , California State University San Marcos , San Marcos , CA , USA., Simmons GH; b Nike Sport Research Laboratory , Nike, Inc. , Beaverton , OR , USA., Nessler JA; a Department of Kinesiology , California State University San Marcos , San Marcos , CA , USA., Newcomer SC; a Department of Kinesiology , California State University San Marcos , San Marcos , CA , USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Ergonomics [Ergonomics] 2018 May; Vol. 61 (5), pp. 729-735. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Oct 09.
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2017.1387291
Abstrakt: The purpose of this study was to investigate skin temperatures across surfers' bodies while wearing a wetsuit during recreational surfing. Forty-six male recreational surfers participated in this study. Participants were instrumented with eight wireless iButton thermal sensors for the measurement of skin temperature, a Polar RCX5 heart rate monitor and a 2-mm full wetsuit. Following instrumentation, participants were instructed to engage in recreational surfing activities as normal. Significant differences (p < 0.001) in skin temperature (T sk ) were found across the body while wearing a wetsuit during recreational surfing. In addition, regional skin temperature changed across the session for several regions of the body (p < 0.001), and the magnitude of these changes varied significantly between regions. We show for the first time that significant differences exist in skin temperature across the body while wearing a wetsuit during a typical recreational surfing session. These findings may have implications for future wetsuit design. Practitioner Summary: This study investigated the impact of wearing a wetsuit during recreational surfing on regional skin temperatures. Results from this study suggest that skin temperatures differ significantly across the body while wearing a 2-mm wetsuit during recreational surfing. These findings may have implications for future wetsuit design.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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