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Cooling vest keeping you cool
Cooling vests keep you cool, if your working all day, or out doing sport or just out playing golf the vest can keep you cool all day long.
Studies show that people wearing a cooling vest, you will be able to train more or work more get more things done in shorter time as your body will not be over burden with heat and stress, you wont feel like resting after work so you will have the time to do extra things with your family or just walk the dog.
Difference between the many body cooling systems available?
There are many types of cooling systems available for body cooling, the best one for you will depend on your personal need, environment and activity.
These are the major types of cooling systems summary of the systems below:
Evaporative body Cooling,
Advantages: Light weight, cheaper, great for cooling in dry climates, cools for several hours
Limitations: Requires soaking the garment in water, not so good in high humid areas,lowest overall cooling energy.
Cold pack body cooling,
Advantage: Very high cooling energy for average cost, light to average weight, effective cooling in most climates, should cool for up to 4 hours depending on environment and area where you may be working, cab be used under clothing.
Limitations: will Require access to a freezer and extra time for the packs to freeze.
Phase Change Cold Pack Cooling,
Advantage: Controlled release of a constant temperature of 58 degrees F, packs may be recharged in ice water, no freezer required, effective cooling in all climates. Cools for at least 3 hours.
Limitations: cooling power is less than cold pack systems, weight a bit higher and cost allot more.
Active Cooling Water Circulating System,
Advantage: Most effective deep cooling, adjustable cooling, light weight vest and provides extended cooling between reservoir charges. The system will provide many hours of cooling before the ice and water needs to be recharged.
Limitations: Very High cost, requires power and an ice water reservoir.
How does the cooling vest work, most cooling vests are cooled by cooling gel, some are chemical gels, some even have frozen liquid gel that circulates throughout the vest while you are wearing it.
Nike made some cooling vests for people in the Beijing Olympics, athletes wore them for 1 hour while warming up just before an event, there was a 20% increase in performance and endurance, many countries never even knew about the cooling vests.
Saving lives in a fire, while fire fighters wearing these vests they could work longer and harder without exhaustion and fatigue, even the military are using them.
Caution
Hot or cold treatment should not be used onto civilians whom possess circulatory complications, whom are unconscious, whom cannot feel or respond towards cold (e.g. within paralysis) or whom are allergic towards cold (some civilians grow skin reactions).
Applying ice for too long can inflict complications and delay the healing process.
Always apply ice within a safe and dominated manner.
Never apply ice whether you possess a sensation loss.
Always consult with your physician within the happening of a severe sting or whenever using cold or hot treatment for a medical condition.