Nourhen Mezghani, Achraf Ammar, Omar Boukhris, Liwa Masmoudi, Mohamed Ali Boujelbane, Rayda Ben Ayed, Turki Mohsen Alzahrani, Atyh Hadadi, Rihab Abid, Ibrahim Ouergui, Jordan M Glenn, Khaled Trabelsi, Hamdi Chtourou
Under certain circumstances, masks are an effective and immediate solution to reduce the spread of viral infection. However, the impact of masks on the ability to perform vigorous exercise remains an area of concern. Primarily, this impact has been explored in healthy subjects, yielding contradictory findings, and little is known of it among COVID-19-infected individuals. This study examined the effects of surgical masks, N-95 masks, and unmasked conditions on the performance and perceived exertion (RPE) of infected vs...
November 15, 2023: European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education