
WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A cloth mask can limit your ability to exercise, so it might be a good idea to alter your workouts when wearing one, researchers say.Some previous studies have assessed how surgical face masks might impact exercise, but few have looked at cloth masks.In a new study, researchers compared the exercise performance of 31 healthy adults (aged 18 to 29) who ran on a treadmill to the point of exhaustion.The study participants did this twice, once while wearing a cloth face mask and once unmasked.The participants typically averaged 170 minutes a week of moderate and 206 minutes a week of vigorous physical activity.During the study, their blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, exertion and shortness of breath were measured, and they were...