ArticleWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)2022
[Effects of surgical face masks on exercise performance and perceived exertion of exercise in well-trained healthy boys].
Article in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The Physiological Effects of Face Masks During Exercise Worn Due to COVID-19: A Systematic Review.Sports healthPooled it
- Risks and benefits of face masks in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of surgical "everday" face masks on the physical performance and perceived exertion in trained eleven-year-old boys.No decrease in objective performance parameters was found in the aerobic and aerobic-anaerobic transition zones. However, at the maximum performance level with surgical face mask, there was a significant reduction in running time as well as a significant increase in the subjective perception of exertion with otherwise unchanged performance parameters. In summary, the use of surgical face masks in trained children does not affect athletic activities as long as the loads are performed primarily in the aerobic intensity range.
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