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Working out in a mask is very tough. It is a difficulty enhancement. I dance in a mask at a pace similar to jogging and that is hard enough. I wouldn't want to

Working out in a mask is very tough. It is a difficulty enhancement. I dance in a mask at a pace similar to jogging and that is hard enough. I wouldn't want to try to do a full workout that way. That would be the first order to get ignored. Is there a way to work out safely? Complete air replacement and surface disinfection. That can realistically only be done outdoors. As a club kid who refuses to grow up, I bring my professional club lights and a mobile DJ speaker to the park to dance with a friend. She has a much harder time coping with isolation and it helps her. It is a system for events of 50-100 people, so it is loud enough to mimic the experience. I would actually be OK with us both wearing Bluetooth headphones like my JBL BT Reflect Mini, which are robust enough to wear while dancing and doing crazy head moves, but a club speaker sounds different because of the reverb from the surrounding environment. We still wear masks despite not touching and being completely outdoors. We do not need to according to laws of physics, but not doing so would contribute to the attitude that masks are optional. They are not optional. As much as I trust my friend and she trusts me, there is no way to know with certainty we can not infect each other after a day of interaction with other people. One way to setup a safe workout would be to use the gym's parking lot and set it up with gym flooring and 10x10' canopies. Portable patio heaters would keep the person warm when warm weather ends. They are expensive, but one way to solve that would be to setup a solar array and use electric heaters. Another friend who is a Zumba instructor is hosting classes in a park's parking lot. That works for her and her students and it is safe.

sneak 6y ago
> Working out in a mask is very tough. It is a difficulty enhancement. I bike 25km every day wearing a full P100 respirator, the kind with replaceable cartridges that catch organic vapors, like for spraying paint. It’s fine, and not a significant burden. People complaining about masks are just that: complaining. Respirators are built for doing hard, strenuous labor in hazardous conditions. If demo crews can manage it, so can anyone else.
- renewiltord 6y ago
  Haha, okay, you're very fit, clearly. People whose objectives don't prioritize hitting your cardiovascular fitness won't want to do that.
  - sneak 6y ago
    I am decidedly not “very fit”. I’ve a 33 BMI and a lung condition (hence my assiduous mask wearing). Masks simply aren’t that big of an imposition.
asdff 6y ago
Working out in a mask gives you insane lung capacity. It's like high altitude training. At first I seriously struggled, now I'm biking 30+ miles in my mask and I expect to PR like crazy the day I get my covid vaccine, whenever that may be. We had a high school swim coach that really bought into this. He would make the kids train on cardio equipment in the gym for a couple hours, only you would be wearing a snorkel with a piece of tape over the hole, with only a pin prick through the tape to breathe through. We've owned our division in state swim meets for about 2 decades now. Work your lungs.

sneak 6y ago

> Working out in a mask is very tough. It is a difficulty enhancement. I bike 25km every day wearing a full P100 respirator, the kind with replaceable cartridges that catch organic vapors, like for spraying paint. It’s fine, and not a significant burden. People complaining about masks are just that: complaining. Respirators are built for doing hard, strenuous labor in hazardous conditions. If demo crews can manage it, so can anyone else.

renewiltord 6y ago
Haha, okay, you're very fit, clearly. People whose objectives don't prioritize hitting your cardiovascular fitness won't want to do that.
- sneak 6y ago
  I am decidedly not “very fit”. I’ve a 33 BMI and a lung condition (hence my assiduous mask wearing). Masks simply aren’t that big of an imposition.

asdff 6y ago

Working out in a mask gives you insane lung capacity. It's like high altitude training. At first I seriously struggled, now I'm biking 30+ miles in my mask and I expect to PR like crazy the day I get my covid vaccine, whenever that may be. We had a high school swim coach that really bought into this. He would make the kids train on cardio equipment in the gym for a couple hours, only you would be wearing a snorkel with a piece of tape over the hole, with only a pin prick through the tape to breathe through. We've owned our division in state swim meets for about 2 decades now. Work your lungs.