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Brief in-play cooling breaks reduce thermal strain during football in hot conditions
Samuel Chalmers1, Jason Siegler2, Ric Lovell2
1Sport and Exercise Science, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Australia; Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Objectives:
The study examined if three feasible strategies involving additional in-play cooling periods attenuate the core (rectal) temperature rise during simulated football matches.
Design:
Four counterbalanced experimental trials in an environmental chamber set to 35 °C ambient temperature, 55% relative humidity, and 30 °C WBGT.
Methods:
Twelve healthy well-trained football players completed a regular simulated match (REG), regular simulated match with additional 3-min cooling periods at the 30-min mark of each half inclusive of chilled water consumption (COOLwater), regular simulated match with additional 3-min cooling periods at the 30-min mark of each half inclusive of chilled water consumption and the application of an ice towel around the neck (COOLtowel), regular simulated match with an extended (+5 min; total of 20-min) half-time break (HTextended).
Results:
The difference in rectal temperature change was significantly lower in the COOLwater (-0.25 °C), COOLtowel (-0.28 °C), and HTextended (-0.21 °C) trials in comparison to the REG (all p < 0.05). Exercising heart rate and session rating of perceived exertion was lower in the COOLwater (-13 bpm; -1.4 au), COOLtowel (-10 bpm; -1.3 au), and HTextended (-8 bpm; -0.9 au) trials in comparison to the REG trial (all p < 0.05). The cooling interventions did not significantly change skin temperature or thermal sensation in comparison to the REG (all p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
All three cooling interventions attenuated core body thermal strain during simulated matches. The laboratory-based study supports the use of brief in-play cooling periods as a means to attenuate the rise in core temperature during matches in hot and humid conditions.
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