Cool Point

In-ter-es-ting.... allow me to introduce the Cool Point device, above.

This new innovation claims that it improves athletic performance by reducing accumulated heat our body produces during training.

But in racing, isn't this cheating? I think so!

Although it's amazing that someone took the effort to machinate something creative like this, I'm still not quite convinced. We don't know if it actually keeps your core temperature down, physiologically speaking. The study regarding the product may be flawed in some way. You know you have the thing in your hand and automatically you're thinking positive thoughts like you're on the top of the world because you expect it to do the job. This creates some bias.

One more thing we should take into account--do long-term use of this product provide long-term benefits in your training different from going without? It's probably no different compared to working out without it. It's not uncommon for your fitness to hit a plateau and it has to happen with this device as well. The body may become accustomed or "immune" to the cooling sensation and suddenly, the "feeling" isn't the same as those first few weeks or days of wearing it in training. 12-weeks isn't quite enough to prove the value of this product in the long-term. Just saying.

On the good side, if you want to see rapid improvements in performance within the first couple months, this may be the real deal.

Or for a confidence boost, save it for race days only!

Still an interesting innovation. Going to stay tuned for more new studies to come out in the near future!