Department of International Tourism, Faculty of Human and Social Studies, Nagasaki International University, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan.
National Institute of Technology, Sasebo College, Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan.
Physiol Rep. 2024 May;12(10):e16036. doi: 10.14814/phy2.16036.
In the past few years, the face mask has been recommended for the prevention of exposing others to COVID-19. Wearing a face mask may have the potential to increase dyspnea and discomfort during exercise; however, controversy exists on whether wearing face masks during exercise affects exercise performance, perception, and mood in runners. We investigated the physiological and perceptual responses of healthy male adults who had experienced long-distance running while exercising at different intensities. Nine healthy young adults who were long-distance runners wearing surgical face mask conducted an incremental treadmill protocol. The protocol was three 6-min stages (20%, 40%, and 60% of maximal heart rate, respectively). The rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and the feeling scale (FS) were measured. RPE was higher in mask condition than in unmask condition (No mask vs. Face mask, light; 8.22 vs. 8.78, p = 0.615, middle; 10.00 vs. 10.78, p = 0.345, high; 12.33 vs. 13.67, p = 0.044.), while FS was not different between conditions. The present study shows that wearing a mask may increase rating of perceived exertion and discomfort when the exercise intensity exceeds a certain threshold in healthy male adults who have experienced long-distance running.
在过去的几年中，建议使用口罩来防止他人感染 COVID-19。佩戴口罩可能会增加在运动过程中的呼吸困难和不适；然而，关于在运动时戴口罩是否会影响跑步者的运动表现、感知和情绪，仍存在争议。我们研究了在不同强度下进行运动时，经历过长距离跑步的健康成年男性的生理和感知反应。9 名健康的年轻成年男性长距离跑步者佩戴外科口罩进行了递增跑步机方案。方案包括三个 6 分钟阶段（分别为最大心率的 20%、40%和 60%）。测量了感知用力等级（RPE）和感觉量表（FS）。口罩状态下的 RPE 高于不戴口罩状态（无口罩与口罩状态下的轻度、中度和高度分别为 8.22 与 8.78，p=0.615；10.00 与 10.78，p=0.345；12.33 与 13.67，p=0.044），而 FS 在两种状态下没有差异。本研究表明，在经历过长距离跑步的健康成年男性中，当运动强度超过一定阈值时，佩戴口罩可能会增加感知用力等级和不适感。
