Background Wearing face masks in public is an effective strategy for preventing the spread
of viruses; however, it may negatively affect exercise responses. Therefore, this review …

The real protection offered by facemasks to control the transmission of respiratory viruses is
still undetermined. Most of the manufacturing regulations, as well as scientific studies, have …

In this retrospective cohort study involving 614 secondary school students, the likelihood of
becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2 in schools with different focus (sports focus vs. general …

We aimed to determine the effects of wearing a cloth face mask on cardiorespiratory
response, peak oxygen uptake (V o2), respiratory muscle effort, and exercise tolerance …

People with fibromyalgia could experience physical and cognitive impairments.
Furthermore, when performing two tasks at the same time, people with fibromyalgia showed …

ABSTRACT FERGUSON, ON, RA MITCHELL, MR SCHAEFFER, AH RAMSOOK, SS
DHILLON, PB DOMINELLI, Y. MOLGATSEON, and JA GUENETTE. Effects of Face Masks on …

Since the beginning of the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, the community use of facemasks has
been widely recommended. However, their use during exercise has raised safety concerns …

At workplaces, many additional conditions and influences must be considered when
choosing adequate personal protection equipment, including masks to protect from SARS …

Objective: To determine the physiological, respiratory, perceptual, and performance effects
of an ESFM during submaximal and maximal-intensity exercise in aerobically fit individuals …

Introduction: Despite consistent evidence that face masks (FM) increase dyspnea (ie,
breathlessness), very few studies have examined whether dyspnea and other physiological …