Health Tips
Do you need to wear a mask during outdoor exercise?
For people who are wondering if wearing a mask is a must while exercising outdoor, and how a mask would affect their breathing, performance, chances of spreading the virus and even vision, the New York Times’ author Gretchen Reynolds spoke with a number of experts to provide some advice.
According to one of the experts, Benjamin Cowling, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Hong Kong, relatively little Covid-19 transmission would occur outdoors, “except perhaps in large crowds.” “Running is good for health,” says Cowling, “and transmission risk should be minimal, both for others, if a runner were infected, or for the runner, if they passed by infected people.”
