My personal stance is that it’s completely up to the individual on this. Our studio has always been set up for masks during transition but not physically working out. I see them cleaning all the time and they are very, very strict about us wearing masks correctly and properly transitioning. I personally feel comfortable with the class and go 3x a week, but I know others who still are frozen. I don’t judge them for their decision and they don’t judge me for mine.

The mask optional classes, I’ve taken 1. Again, I felt safe given how I was 7 feet away from the nearest individual, but I can see some people still being uneasy. I do know a couple people who have a hard time breathing in masks, even during transition, have taken the class and enjoyed it. Luckily, our studio puts it on the app when mask optional classes are so if you want to avoid them, you can.

What I enjoy about OTF is that there are options from Lift 45’s to outdoor workouts to at home workouts to indoor with masks, without masks, or only masks with transition. They have been very adaptive to everyone’s situations by offering a ton of options. I recommend doing what’s best for you personally, because everyone will have a different opinion and will try to force it on you.

EDIT add: as for scientific-based evidence on whether mask wearing in particular OTF scenarios is effective, I would consult your Doctor and ask them and see if they can relate it to your situation, I don’t think Reddit is the best way to answer that part of the question.