Re: [Paddlewise] Cold Water

From: Robert Livingston & Pam Martin <bearboat2_at_attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 19:34:55 -0800
> All too often rigorous physical
> tests are done using volunteers from the military or university athletic
> teams.

Actually cold tolerance is one of the few things that young healthy males do
poorly with.

No fat and lots of blood flow to muscle makes this population prone to rapid
hypothermia in cold water.

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