Physiological impact of wearing a surgical face mask during walking in the COVID-19 pandemic

Background and Study Aim. Common use of surgical face masks is recommended for social individual health due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there no systematic report responses organism wearing a mask during different exercises. In this context purpose study was examine impacts one-hour brisk walking.
 Material Methods. A total thirty male (n=16) female (n=14) volunteers (mean age BMI 32±1.07 years 25.1±0.68 kg/m2, respectively) completed protocol. This multiple cross-over trial healthy volunteers. All participants took walking with without mask. Specific physiological measurements (HR - heart rate; BP blood pressure, SaO2 arterial oxygen content) were compared before immediately after two walking. Each subject served their own control.
 Results. The evaluation found that statistically significant difference between mean HR pressure values mask, while in on behalf no-mask-walking (p<0.05).
 Conclusions. causes decrease it does not affect pulse rate pressure. Although parameter mask-walking, possible state have physiologically negative impact, because ranges are accepted be normal.