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Palm Cooling Over Neck or Core Cooling
When overheating during training or between efforts, prioritize cooling the palms or other high-blood-flow areas rather than relying on ice packs, cold towels, ice vests, or cooling the head, neck, or torso. These surface-cooling methods can feel refreshing but are often less efficient at actually lowering core temperature, so they may delay real heat relief and recovery.
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“And again, just cooling off the back of your neck or the top of your head or your torso with a towel is going to be the least efficient way to lower core body temperature and might even increase body temperature under certain conditions.”
huberman · Using Deliberate Cold Exposure for Health and Performance | Huberman Lab · Apr 4, 2022 · 25:13 · open ↗
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