After months of wearing a mask everywhere I go I'm used to it. The only place it bothers me to have something covering my mouth and nose is at the gym. I quickly figured out that if you are exercising hard enough to breath heavily, the mask gets sucked into your mouth (which makes it even harder to breathe).
Last week when I went to a class the instructor was giving out mask bracket guards to
anyone who wanted one. I wasn't sure how it would work but decided to give it
a try. Turns out it's a pretty slick item.
The white plastic bracket (sometimes also called a lipstick guard) looks vaguely like a muzzle. It’s designed to fit underneath a mask but still have it cover your nose and mouth. The rigid material pushes the mask out enough to let you breath easily. Or keep your lipstick in place.
There are hooks on the bracket that would attach to a paper mask with pleats and keep it in place, but the masks I use at the gym are flat. I just position the bracket in place and stretch the mask over it.
So far the bracket has worked well. One issue I've found is that every time I stop to take a drink I have to remove the mask from one ear and slip the bracket off, then put everything back on and readjust. But sometimes it's nice to take a short break from exercise action.
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It's called the turtle. Claudia bought a couple of them a few months back. She liked them at first but she thinks they are to much trouble now. Especially for short time use. But for exercising they may be just the thing.
ReplyDeleteI've not heard anyone call them a turtle, but that's a great description.
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ReplyDeleteGod bless, Kathy.
Interesting about this bracket.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a helpful device for workout at the gym.
ReplyDeleteMy BF gave me one of these and I love it -- especially when they ask us to stand to sing at church. Some people are so clever!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
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ReplyDeleteI have seen these and wondered how well they work.
ReplyDeleteI wondered how those work. We don't have to wear a mask now if outside and fully vaccinated, but I wear one because man alive it sure helps with pollen and dust allergies. So I'll be masked most of the summer especially in August when they plow the grass seed fields and dust clouds the air and airways.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that you find a mask helps with allergies. I'm having more issues than usual this pollen season, but I don't wear a mask outside. I might have to experiment with one.
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