Rev. DERC (Online) 2020; 26(3): 153-161
Facial Masks in Physical Exercise Practice: Usefulness, Available Models and its Impact on Cardiopulmonary Physiology
Abstract
COVID-19 is a predominantly respiratory disease, but it has increasingly been characterized by systemic, extrapulmonary involvement. The spectrum of virus infection can vary from person to person with very mild and non-respiratory symptoms to severe acute respiratory disease, sepsis with organ dysfunction and death. The virus responsible for COVID-19 is transmitted between people mainly through respiratory droplets and contact routes. The use of a face mask by the infected person, symptomatic or asymptomatic, decreases the elimination of the virus into the environment and can reduce its transmissibility. The mask can bring some respiratory discomfort and relative loss of performance, but it does not endanger the health of the user who wants to practice physical exercises when respecting their specific clinical condition and there is an adjustment in the training load even for athletes.
Keywords: Cardiopulmonary Function; Exercise; Masks; Surgical Masks
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