PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - F E Marino TI - Methods, advantages, and limitations of body cooling for exercise performance AID - 10.1136/bjsm.36.2.89 DP - 2002 Apr 01 TA - British Journal of Sports Medicine PG - 89--94 VI - 36 IP - 2 4099 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/36/2/89.short 4100 - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/36/2/89.full SO - Br J Sports Med2002 Apr 01; 36 AB - Precooling studies confirm that increasing body heat is a limiting factor during exercise. However, it seems that precooling is only beneficial for endurance exercise of up to 30–40 minutes rather than intermittent or short duration exercise.