A new research suggests that wearing a face mask during intense exercise appears to be safe for healthy individuals and could diminish the risk of spread of COVID-19 at indoor gyms.

Investigators conducted detailed testing on breathing, heart activity, and exercise performance in twelve people when they were using an exercise bike with and without a mask. There were differences in some measurements between wearing a mask and not wearing a mask, but none of the results pointed to any risk to health. Wearing a mask was found to have a small effect on the participants. An average reduction of around 10% was noted in their ability to perform the aerobic exercise. The findings suggested that masks could be worn safely during intense exercise to reduce COVID-19 transmission among people in an indoor gym… (HT – ANI, March 14, 2021)