Environmental conditions for the upcoming Tokyo Summer Olympics (32th Olympiad) are expected to be extremely challenging for athletes.1 The high ambient temperature, radiant temperature and absolute humidity, in combination with the urbanisation and heat storage in crowded stadiums, will limit the capability of athletes to dissipate the exercise-induced heat production. Significant elevations of core temperature may occur, leading to an increased risk to develop heat-related disorders and a substantial deterioration of exercise performance. Therefore, application of cooling strategies prior to (precooling) or during exercise (percooling) is highly recommended. In this infographic, we will summarise the latest scientific insights on the effectiveness of cooling strategies. Cooling strategies are known to improve exercise performance in the heat, such as time trial performance, time to exhaustion and intermittent sprint exercise,2 due to reductions in thermal strain …

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信息图表。保持凉爽并抵御炎热：炎热和潮湿条件下运动的降温策略


即将到来的东京夏季奥运会（第 32 届奥运会）的环境条件预计对运动员来说将极具挑战性。1 较高的环境温度、辐射温度和绝对湿度，加上城市化和拥挤体育场馆的蓄热，将限制运动员的能力。运动员散发运动引起的热量。核心温度可能会显着升高，导致发生与热有关的疾病的风险增加以及运动表现的大幅恶化。因此，强烈建议在运动前（预冷）或运动期间（过冷）应用冷却策略。在此信息图中，我们将总结有关冷却策略有效性的最新科学见解。众所周知，冷却策略可以改善高温下的运动表现，例如计时赛表现、力竭时间和间歇性冲刺运动，2 由于热应变的减少......