CORE Body Temperature Sensor – Test & Review

In its basic form, heat training is aimed at conditioning the body to become more efficient in cooling and increasing the power output when it heats up. 

It can also be focused on adapting to the climate of a different country and improving athletic performances in hotter areas. Heat is a by-product of metabolism during exercise, increasing body temperature. However, the human body must maintain a stable temperature, around 37ºC.

I had never heard of heat training before, but I wanted to see how hot my body was while training and how this could impact my performance. The CORE Body Temperature sensor is a wellness temperature detector that can help you analyse and polarise your heat training. 

Their website explains the Heat Training Zone: “The Heat Training Zone is the core body temperature range optimal for Heat Training Workouts. If athletes train too low, they cannot effectively gain physiological benefits. 

“Training too hot, about the Heat Training Zone, can be counter-productive and even dangerous (more is not better).” 

The sensor is small, compact and easy to use. It can be fitted to a heart rate monitor or with adhesive patches and connects via Bluetooth to an app on your phone. 

CORE sensor

CORE is the only wearable non-invasive, continuous, and accurate Core Body Temperature monitoring solution. CORE is redefining the thermometer and opening new opportunities for sports performance, health and well-being and work force protection.

Heat training is said to be beneficial to the athlete preparing for competition, as in short, the stress acts to condition the body: “During intense sports, as the body heats, the body expends more energy pumping blood to the skin to aid cooling. This means there is less blood directed to the muscles for power generation. By default, your effective power output is higher when you are cooler.”