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    Thermoregulation
    Innovation in Heat Stress Mitigation for Firefighters
    7 Ways to to Incorporate Palm Cooling into Your Training
    Sports Science
    Give Your Basketball Players a Competitive Edge with Palm Cooling
    Haley Batten, Olympic Silver Medalist Mountain Biker, Beats the Heat to Optimize Performance
    The Narwhals
    Originals

    Used by professional and tactical athletes. Handbuilt in Boulder, Colorado. Limited supply available for immediate purchase.

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    The Original Narwhals: Portable palm cooling device for heat stress mitigation and performance enhancement.
    The Narwhals
    Next Gen

    Redesigned to be lighter, tougher, and easier to use, with same powerful palm cooling functionality. Coming late fall 2024.

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    Narwhals: Portable palm cooling device for heat stress mitigation and performance enhancement.
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    Palm Cooling Resources

    The Narwhals, a palm cooling device, in the hands of a basketball player.
    Sports Science

    Give Your Basketball Players a Competitive Edge with Palm Cooling

    Parts for the Narwhals - a palm cooling device

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    Lab Notes
    Narwhals at the Olympics for Pre-Cooling Before a Race

    Haley Batten, Olympic Silver Medalist Mountain Biker, Beats the Heat to Optimize Performance

    Sports Science
    Innovation in Heat Stress Mitigation for Firefighters

    Innovation in Heat Stress Mitigation for Firefighters

    Heat Stress

    Topics

    Protocols

    Heat Stress

    Sports Science

    Lab Notes

    Man deadlifting with Narwhals, a palm cooling device
    Portable cooling device for occupational heat stress
    Athlete uses palm cooling device to improve in-game performance
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    Abby Bauleke, silver medalist in wheelchair basketball at the Paris Paralympics, holds the Narwhals, a palm cooling device for in-game recovery

    Cooling Champions: The Game-Changing Impact of the Narwhals in Adaptive Sports

    Sports Science
    Palm cooling works but requires specific parameters to be met for effectiveness.

    The 4 Cs of Effective Palm Cooling

    Sports Science
    Palm cooling device set up for use

    Instructions for Setting Up Your Narwhals

    Lab Notes
    Hand coolers for athletes, also known as palm coolers or a palm cooling device

    What are Hand Coolers for Athletes?

    Sports Science
    Palm cooling device with kettlebells

    How Palm Cooling Can Alleviate Exercise Intolerance

    Heat Stress
    Woman holds the Narwhals, a palm cooling device, that improves pull-up volume by cooling between sets

    6-Week Palm Cooling & Pull-Up Challenge

    Protocols
    Palm cooling device set up when on the road

    How to Set Up Your Narwhals for Palm Cooling on the Road

    Lab Notes