TY - JOUR
AU - Shurlock, Jonathan
AU - Muniz-Pardos, Borja
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AU - Papadopoulou, Theodora
AU - Holloway, Graham
AU - Jones, Nigel
AU - Bigard, Xavier
AU - Vonbank, Karin
AU - Niederseer, David
AU - Meyer, Joachim
AU - Nowak, Dennis
AU - Debruyne, Andre
AU - Zupet, Petra
AU - Löllgen, Herbert
AU - Steinacker, Juergen M.
AU - Wolfarth, Bernd
AU - Bilzon, James Lee John
AU - Ionescu, Anca
AU - Dohi, Michiko
AU - Swart, Jeroen
AU - Constantinou, Demitri
AU - Badtieva, Victoriya
AU - Zelenkova, Irina
AU - Casasco, Maurizio
AU - Geistlinger, Michael
AU - Fossati, Chiara
AU - Fagnani, Federica
AU - Di Luigi, Luigi
AU - Webborn, Nick
AU - Angeloudis, Konstantinos
AU - Guppy, Fergus M.
AU - Singleton, Patrick
AU - Miller, Mike
AU - Pigozzi, Fabio
AU - Pitsiladis, Yannis P.
PY - 2021
DA - March
TI - Recommendations for Face Coverings While Exercising During the COVID-19 Pandemic
JO - Sports Medicine - Open
VL - 7
DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00309-7
AB - In an effort to reduce transmission and number of infections of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) virus, governments and official bodies around the world have produced guidelines on the use of face masks and face coverings. While there is a growing body of recommendations for healthcare professionals and the wider population to use facial protection in “enclosed spaces” where minimal distancing from other individuals is not possible, there is a dearth of clear guidelines for individuals undertaking exercise and sporting activity. The present viewpoint aims to propose recommendations for face coverings while exercising during the COVID-19 pandemic that consider physical distancing, the environment, the density of active cases associated with the specific sports activity, and the practical use of face coverings in order to reduce potential viral transmission. Recommendations are provided on the basis of very limited available evidence in conjunction with the extensive collective clinical experience of the authors and acknowledging the need to consider the likelihood of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 in the general population. We recommend that face coverings should be used in any environment considered to be of a high or moderate transmission risk, where tolerated and after individual risk assessment. In addition, as national caseloads fluctuate, individual sporting bodies should consider up to date guidance on the use of face coverings during sport and exercise, alongside other preventative measures.
PB - Springer Nature
UR - https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publications/ac1f3c55-cf73-4561-8d59-cf17ec19209a
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Diet, healthy weight and physical activity
ER