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Loving Lockdown Running - Day 30 Wearing face masks while doing exercise

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 8 a.m.

All of us have had to get used to wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic but so far, we haven't been made to wear them while exercising outside. Would wearing a face mask while running affect performance? Are there any other problems with wearing a face mask while exercising? I look at the science literature in search of answers to these questions in today's episode.