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Table 1.

Search strategy and results from each included database

Search term/No.	MEDLINE	EMBASE	CINAHL	Web of Science	SPORTDiscus
1. Exercise	195,255	277,329	61,991	83,075	165,077
2. Exercising	6,474	7,981	1,441	224,807	3,909
3. Endurance	21,579	23,146	5,353	24,920	19,791
4. Performance	456,095	712,833	59,983	1,652,852	130,350
5. Pace	9,687	12,271	2,880	46,122	5,847
6. Pacing	30,907	35,549	6,433	174,740	12,163
7. Sport	12,294	58,671	4,820	56,118	650,712
8. Sports	45,270	41,390	17,268	As above	650,460
9. Sporting	2,332	3,711	2,719	As above	101,200
10. Aerobic	47,428	68,495	6,143	59,356	21,497
11. OR/terms 1 to 10	74,560	1,114,664	137,399	2,094,266	871,407
12. Pre-cool	7	10	1	47	3
13. Pre-cool	7	13	0	494	2
14. Pre-cooling	115	193	18	544	50
15. Pre-cooling	51	94	7	473	48
16. Pre-cooled	144	141	3	258	4
17. Pre-cooled	76	75	0	473	1
18. Cool	4,854	6,454	905	214,304	2,906
19. Cooled	7,789	9,630	231	204,690	200
20. Cooling	22,183	31,464	940	As above	1,145
21. OR/terms 12 to 20	31,903	43,280	1,919	214,676	4,022
22. 11 AND 21	2,489	3,606	326	25,367	2,233
23. Limit 22 to English language	2,373	3,358	322	1,089^a	2,147

^aSearch also refined by appropriate categories: sports science; physiology; public, environmental and occupational health; cardiac cardiovascular systems, respiratory system.