ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021
Effect of Wearing Surgical Face Masks During Exercise: Does Intensity Matter?
Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effects of Wearing a Mask During Exercise on Physiological and Psychological Outcomes in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Tolerability of facemask during physical exercises during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.Journal of public health in Africa · 2025Review
- The effects of wearing face masks on the perception and mood of male healthy male adults during treadmill running: A pilot study.Physiological reports · 2024Article
- Effects of no mask, a surgical mask and a fabric buff on peripheral oxygenation saturation during moderate intensity exercise: a randomised cross-over study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- A Narrative Review of Impact of Incentive Spirometer Respiratory Training in Long COVID.International journal of general medicine · 2024Review
- Changes in Reaction Time, Balance and Neuroplasticity after Exercise with a Face Mask in Male Adults with Mild COVID-19 Symptoms.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The COVID-19 vaccine did not affect the basal immune response and menstruation in female athletes.Physiological reports · 2023Article
- Mental, physical, and phychophysiological responses to FFP2/N95 face mask during HIIT in active women.PloS one · 2023Article
- Effect of Face Masks on Physiological and Perceptual Responses during 30 Minutes of Self-Paced Exercise in Older Community Dwelling Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Comparison of Physical Fitness Profiles Obtained before and during COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Independent Large Samples of Children and Adolescents: DAFIS Project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effect of Surgical Mask use on Peak Physical Performance During Exercise Treadmill Testing-A Real World, Crossover Study.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Regulated Monosyllabic Talk Test vs. Counting Talk Test During Incremental Cardiorespiratory Exercise: Determining the Implications of the Utterance Rate on Exercise Intensity Estimation.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Face masks are widely recommended as means of controlling the coronavirus disease outbreak. This study aimed to examine the physiological and perceptual responses of wearing surgical face masks while exercising at different intensities. Thirteen healthy young adults (mean age, 21.9 ± 1.4 years) conducted randomized crossover trials with or without a surgical face mask. In each trial, participants completed an incremental treadmill protocol, with three 6-min stages (light, moderate, and vigorous at 25, 50, and 75% maximal oxygen uptake, respectively). Physiological outcomes (heart rate, blood lactate, and oxygen saturation level), perceived exertion and discomfort feeling were assessed. No significant differences were observed in physiological outcomes with or without masks at different exercise intensities (
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