Exercising at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: acute physiological, perceptual and performance responses of wearing face masks during sports activity.
Journal
The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
ISSN: 1827-1928
Titre abrégé: J Sports Med Phys Fitness
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 0376337
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
17
12
2021
medline:
6
10
2022
entrez:
16
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic requires the adoption of strict preventive measures, such as wearing a protective face mask, but few studies investigated its impact during exercise. We investigated the effects of wearing a protective face mask while exercising at different intensities and verified whether differences between two types of protective face masks exist. Twenty subjects performed 4-min running at 8 km•h Breathlessness RPE was greater with surgical than without mask at the end of the run at 8 km•h Regardless of exercise intensity and mask type, wearing a protective face mask mostly affects perceptual responses, also causing a performance reduction during maximal exercise. These findings must be considered when prescribing/practicing exercise while wearing a protective face mask.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic requires the adoption of strict preventive measures, such as wearing a protective face mask, but few studies investigated its impact during exercise. We investigated the effects of wearing a protective face mask while exercising at different intensities and verified whether differences between two types of protective face masks exist.
METHODS
METHODS
Twenty subjects performed 4-min running at 8 km•h
RESULTS
RESULTS
Breathlessness RPE was greater with surgical than without mask at the end of the run at 8 km•h
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Regardless of exercise intensity and mask type, wearing a protective face mask mostly affects perceptual responses, also causing a performance reduction during maximal exercise. These findings must be considered when prescribing/practicing exercise while wearing a protective face mask.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34913625
pii: S0022-4707.21.12668-4
doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.21.12668-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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