63. Using Palmar Cooling to Improve Performance | AVA Cooling Technology (Part 1)

Key Takeaways

• Everyone needs to consider body temperature regulation

• High body temperature causes fatigue

• Temperature can be regulated by dumping heat from the palms

 

“The way it works is your body dumps heat into the aluminum, the aluminum dumps heat into the water, and that allows it to stay as cool as possible for as long as possible,” explains Kyle Sela, physical therapist, strength coach, founder and owner of AVA Cooling Technology, a performance enhancement company focusing on thermoregulation with a current specialization in palmar cooling. Today, Kyle joins host Andrew Fix to talk about using palmar cooling to improve exercise performance and recovery.

 

One of the byproducts of exercise is heat. This increase in body heat causes fatigue at both the cellular level and the motivational level. Whether you are an elite athlete or someone looking to improve their fitness, palm cooling can help take your performance further. Due to the glabrous skin on the palms of our hands, they are a very effective pathway for heat dumping. The AVA Mitt, made of simple materials like aluminum and water, is making palmar cooling more practical and accessible, so that everyone can have a chance to improve their performance.

 

When your body has an outlet for dumping the excess heat during exercise, you are able to reduce fatigue and exercise for longer. Add palm cooling to your training regimen and see how many more reps you do.

Quotes

• “One of those byproducts of exercise is that our body temperature will rise, and a rise in body temperature can become deadly if we get up to that 104 degree range. But until that point, it's also going to begin to cause fatigue in our body.” (13:07-13:21 | Kyle)

• “Underneath the glabrous skin of our palms, face, and soles, we have this circuit that is mainly used for temperature regulation.” (16:33-16:39 | Kyle)

• “This just allows you to work harder for longer in your workout. Then if you extrapolate that over a training cycle, you're going to see incredible benefits.” (32:13-32:30 | Kyle)

• “The way it works is your body dumps heat into the aluminum, the aluminum dumps heat into the water, and that allows it to stay as cool as possible for as long as possible.” (35:30-35:41 | Kyle)

• “Body temperature and the regulation of it is something that we all need to consider as humans and athletes. It's not for the elite, it's for everybody.” (48:52-48:59 | Kyle) 

 

Links

Connect with Kyle Sela:

Website | https://www.avacooling.com/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/avacoolingtechnology/

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/kyle_sela/

 

Connect with Physio Room: 

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Andrew’s Personal Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dr.andrewfix/ 

Andrew’s Personal Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/andrew.fix.9/

 

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