The Community of Madrid established this Monday new restrictions for sports training in groups, limiting them to a maximum of ten people, as well as a reduction in the capacity of the public.
From now on, physical-sports activity can be carried out in indoor sports centers and facilities, individually or in groups, provided that 65% of the maximum capacity allowed for the facility or space where the activity takes place is not exceeded. .
In addition, it is established that “the use of a mask will be mandatory in any type of physical activity indoors except where the activity is limited by individual partitions.” However, knowing which protections are the most appropriate for exercising is now essential.
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Where to buy masks for sports
To practice healthy sports, it is best not to wear a mask because it can compromise the oxygen supply in a situation of effort. However, if the runner feels safer with a mask, they should avoid the usual hygienic and surgical options because with heavy breathing and sweat they stick to the face and can cause a sensation of suffocation. In addition, you also have to flee from the masks that they have
In this way, the best masks that can be used for sports will be those that are flexible and fit the face well, that are washable and reusable, and that are made of fabric, with a degree of filtration that does not exceed FFP2. . Fortunately, in the market you can find specific options such as the following.
Stratos Mask running mask: 19 euros
Statros Mask running mask by La Sportiva
The mask is made of breathable 3D mesh fabric and soft lycra with Polygiene® Viraloff™ antibacterial treatment. Inside the mask, a certified monolayer filter has been incorporated for the filtration of bacteria, which can be replaced. This allows filtering around 99% of airborne bacteria and viruses, as required by the UNE-EN ISO 14683:2019 standard on surgical masks.
Lurbel Faz mask for sports: 14.50 euros
Lubrel sports mask
The purpose of the mask explains the company, is to prevent whoever wears it from infecting their closest environment (1-2 meters). In addition, it is developed with Regenactiv fabric, which has a Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) ? 95% (according to standard EN 14683:2019+AC:2019).
Other types of masks: hygienic, surgical and self-filtering
On the one hand, hygienic masks, recommended for healthy people and without contact with the coronavirus; on the other hand, surgical masks, recommended for infected people, which are designed to protect those around the wearer; and, finally, self-filtering masks, which are individual protection equipment and are the ones that offer the greatest variety: FFP1, FFP1 and FFP3.
Cloth masks with filters, the only safe ones
However, health experts remember that they can be done at home but that they must have a filter. An important point, because the mask is now mandatory.
Cloth masks that can be purchased in stores or made at home must have a space to place a disposable protection filter.
How reusable masks are washed
In this guide, the ministry proposes different methods:
1. Washing and disinfection of the masks with normal detergent and water at a temperature between 60º-90º.
2. Immerse the masks in a 1:50 dilution of bleach with warm water for 30 minutes. Then wash with soap and water and rinse well to remove any remaining bleach and leave to dry.
3. Use disinfectant products with virucidal activity to disinfect reusable hygienic masks.
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