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Effect of Intermittent Head Cooling on Aerobic Performance (J Sports Science & Medicine)

3/1/2017

 
Published study suggests brief and selective head cooling with WElkins SCS can enhance aerobic performance
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Researchers at Wheaton College announced the publication of their athletic cooling study in the Journal of Sports Science and Medicine​.  Key findings included a considerable and statistically significant improvement in athlete performance (power output and time to volitional exhaustion) when head-neck cooling was used over a control condition.  The athletic study compared WElkins head-neck cooling against a placebo (counter-balanced) in a short recovery window between bouts of aerobic exercise in hot (35C) conditions: athletes began with a 40-minute cycle at 65% maximal VO2, briefly recovered with active cooling or placebo, then concluded with a maximal effort graded exercise test (GXT).  When athletes received active cooling during the brief recovery window, their performance on the subsequent GXT exhibited a considerable increase in peak aerobic power output and extended the time to volitional exhaustion by more than 30 seconds.  See below for the Abstract and a link to the full article.


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