Kaley Cuoco Claps Back at Criticism Over Her Masked Workout: ‘I’m Protecting Myself & Everyone Around Me’

The Big Bang Theory star, 34, clapped back at anti-mask comments left on her Instagram on Monday when she shared a video of herself working out while wearing a protective face covering.

“My newest obsession during COVID/quarantine! All you need is 20 mins, a jump rope, and good music !” she captioned footage of herself jumping rope along a hallway in a blue surgical face mask.

While most of the comments were supportive — with one calling Cuoco a “great example and role model” for using a mask — others criticized her for covering her face while exercising, claiming that it was “unhealthy to work out in a mask.”

“For everyone and their mask comments. I wear a mask when I’m in an enclosed space around others, which I was. I also wear a mask when I’m outside around others,” Cuoco wrote in the comments section.

“I’m protecting myself and everyone around me,” she added. “That’s why I choose to wear a mask. Thanks for playing.”

A group of researchers at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science has found that without any mask, the droplets from a cough traveled more than 8 feet — past even the recommended 6 feet for social distancing.