A shirt containing multistage phase change material and active cooling components was associated with increased exercise capacity in a hot, humid environment
| Autor: | Randall R. Williams, Adam S. Venable, Andrea L. Henning, Brian K. McFarlin, Jill N. Best Sampson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Hot Temperature
Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Human Factors and Ergonomics Thermal management of electronic devices and systems Running 03 medical and health sciences Phase change 0302 clinical medicine Animal science Protective Clothing Exercise performance Materials Testing Outcome Assessment Health Care Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Strain index 050107 human factors Simulation Exercise Tolerance 05 social sciences Humidity 030229 sport sciences Environmental Exposure Exercise capacity Phase-change material Active cooling Exercise Test Environmental science Body Temperature Regulation |
| Zdroj: | Ergonomics. 59(8) |
| ISSN: | 1366-5847 |
| Popis: | Recent advances in clothing design include the incorporation of phase change materials (PCM) and other active cooling components (ACC) to provide better body heat dissipation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of wearing a shirt containing multistage PCM/ACC on exercise capacity at low (5.0), moderate-high (7.5) and extreme (9.0) levels of the physiological strain index (PSI). Fourteen individuals tested two shirts (control vs. cooling) during 45-min of interval running in a hot, humid (35 ± 1 °C; 55 ± 6% RH) environment. The cooling shirt resulted in an 8% improvement in exercise capacity at a PSI of 7.5 (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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