The 4 Germiest Places at the Gym

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  Posted by Pain Goddess Sat May 9, 2009 7:48pm PDT

  I am sitting here right now sick as hell because of the wonderful germy gym. I sanitize so much my hands get dry and cracked and I kill about a tree a day with the paper towels I use to wipe the equipment but yet, still got sick. Cant kill the germs around in the air I guess. I need to just put myself in a big plastic bubble and roll on the treadmill. Or carry around spray lysol for the air.

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  Posted by Joey D Sat May 9, 2009 8:44pm PDT

  You know, if people weren't *quite* so freaked out about germs, they'd probably get sick less. Surely, wiping down machines after using them, wearing shower shoes, and washing your hands after touching communal equipment and before eating or touching your face are all proper and should be done. Sanitizing your hands until they're cracked and bleeding is probably going to compromise the immune system after a while. I am the least gemophobic of all my co-workers, sanitizing my hands only when I don't have access to good old-fashioned soap and water, etc., and I get sick WAAAAY less than any of them.

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  Posted by Sabe Nada Sun May 10, 2009 2:18am PDT

  As a long time member of gyms, no wonder I seldom get sick. Perhaps, my immune system has been kicked into over-drive with all the nasty critters I have been exposed to. I must admit that saunas have never appealed to me, with all that soft wood on which folks sweat, and the excreta from every orifice--nasty. But, tampons & rubbers in the hot tub! I think my wet suit, along with surgical gloves on both hands and feet will be my attire hence forth. My doctor prescribed it for my shot back. I wonder if he is liable should I get a dose of the clap or even worse?

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  Posted by Maniar Sun May 10, 2009 2:43am PDT

  What would you leave after lovemaking in the whirlpool or the swimming pool, although not very common? I think the world outside the gyms is equally polluted and as much risky? Don't go out?

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  Posted by Leah Sun May 10, 2009 4:19am PDT

  Daughter picked a nasty infection behind both knees in college gym the one where you do sit ups putting your legs over. She has been told now to wear long pants while exercising.

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  Posted by Paul Sun May 10, 2009 5:50am PDT

  That's one reason I will never eat out a woman. That has to be a germ infested area.

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  Posted by Paul Sun May 10, 2009 5:51am PDT

  That's one reason I will never eat out a woman. That has to be a germ infested area.

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  Posted by Scott Mon May 11, 2009 2:01pm PDT

  I work in a Fitness Club. Our gym passes out free towel's. However, I always advise my clients not to use them during their workout. I've seen to many people just toss their towel's on the floor, the dumbell rack, drap it over a treadmill...(the list goes on) and then wipe their face down - smearing all of the germs from the gym onto their faces. In my experience I think this is how so many people pick up germs. Try just using your shirt sleeve to wipe down your sweat, and then use the cleansing towelettes to wipe down your equipment when you are done.

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  Posted by Shirtless Chatterer Mon May 18, 2009 8:02pm PDT

  Ya. Let's all have a "eeeeeww-fest". Let's see who can appear to be the most grossed out by something that is with us everywhere and all the time. Get a life and stop sensationalizing something that is normal and mundane. Exposure to germs is normal and necessary if we are to have a healthy immune system. People working out often get sweaty. If you don't like sweat, then stay away from the gym. Stay in your artificial, clinically clean world and fear all those diseases that your body has not been allowed to prepare itself against. Sure there are risks you might catch something, but they are far less than the ever-increasing risk you won't be able to fend off a wide range of ailments. And if you over-protect your kids, they'll get sick a lot too.

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