France launches sports masks to reopen gyms

France wants to restart the sport and the Minister Roxana Maracineanu announces the arrival of a mask. The safety device could allow the resumption of sporting activities and do thus finally reopening the gyms despite the pandemic.

The health crisis has effectively closed all sports centers indoors for a very long time e the recovery, given the situation, is still a mirage.

The gyms have been closed since October and the government a few days ago has enacted a ban on any sporting activity that was not outdoors.

Gyms in France want to reopen

But after seven months of research, if you get the necessary certification, the sports mask will be ready to be launched on the market.

Raphael Dubi, responsible for the development of the new product at Décathlon, explains that the difficulty is having a effective protection from a health point of view but thin enough to breathe and move.

As the breathing rate intensifies, breathing with the mask can become particularly uncomfortable. «We worked on a filtration with permeability. The mask must also be comfortablea, with a support, so that it remains on the face when moving safely ».

Some brands already offer protections suitable for sports, swithout, however, there is a sanitary certification and with little comfort for the wearer.

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