What is the risk of exercise heat stroke while wearing a mask? Expert alerted on May 8 17:49
As the number of hot days increases in May, it is often found on the Internet that it is difficult to exercise or move with the mask on to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Experts say, "Please keep in mind that the heat builds up in the body and the risk of heat stroke increases when you wear a mask, so be sure to rehydrate properly."
On May 2nd, the maximum temperature will be 30 degrees Celsius or more on a summer day for the first time in various parts of the country.
Under these circumstances, on Twitter, "I can't walk for 10 minutes one way to go shopping, but it's too hard to mask. It's hot and spicy. If it continues until the heat wave, it might be a heatstroke." Immediately the mask becomes soaked with sweat, and every time I breathe, the wet mask only sticks to my nose and mouth, and even if I breathe it, oxygen does not enter sufficiently. There are many tweets that make people worried about the pain and physical condition of moving.
Among them, the tweet “My father had mild heat stroke. It seemed like I shouldn't have been walking without a mask and replenishing water. Please be careful!” Has been retweeted 11,000 times. I will.
Expert “Math increases the risk of exercise heat stroke”
We spoke to Yasushi Miyake, director of the Advanced Medical and Emergency Center, Teikyo University Hospital, who is familiar with heat stroke.
Director Miyake said, “When you exercise with a mask, warm air keeps you out of your body and you can't cool your lungs with cold air, which tends to keep your body warm. By doing so, trying to inhale and exhale in itself will generate heat. Please keep in mind that sweating and increasing the risk of heat stroke ”.
In addition, “If there are no people around, it is okay to take off the mask and exercise, but if it is difficult to create such an environment, I would like you to consider both heat stroke prevention and corona infection countermeasures in the coming season. Please try not to overdo it and talk with your physical condition to take a break, to drink water frequently, and to keep a distance from other people. "