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¹School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia.

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Wearing phase-change material (PC17) or gel cooling jackets did not accelerate postexercise cooling compared to no jacket. These cooling jackets showed no significant benefit for rapid body temperature reduction.

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Area of Science:

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Sports Science

Background:

Cooling jackets are utilized for post-exercise heat dissipation.
Limited research exists on the comparative efficiency of various cooling jacket types.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the postexercise cooling efficacy of a PC17 phase-change material jacket against a gel jacket and a control (no jacket).

Main Methods:

A randomized, counterbalanced study involving 12 physically active men.
Participants underwent exercise in a hot chamber followed by a 30-minute cooling period.
Core and skin temperatures were measured under three conditions: PC17 jacket, gel jacket, and no jacket.

Main Results:

No significant differences in peak core body temperature were observed across the PC17 jacket, gel jacket, and control conditions.
Cooling rates for core temperature did not differ significantly among the three conditions.
Mean skin temperature cooling rates were also comparable across all experimental conditions.

Conclusions:

The PC17 phase-change material jacket and the gel jacket offer no discernible advantage in accelerating postexercise cooling compared to standard recovery methods.
Further research may be needed to explore alternative cooling strategies or jacket designs for enhanced thermoregulation.