How to stay clean at the gym

hohDougRN said:
No, I mean don't ever let the lemon inside the drink cuz its the outside part/ the skin that has all the contamination from hands that have been who knows where. If the server gives the lemons on a plate, then you squeeze the juice into drink, then put the lemon back on plate- not into the drink so you don't contaminate the tasty drink you looking forward to enjoying :D
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Same thing with Buffets. People handle the tongs and utensils to pick up the food. but how many time people wash their hands before and after heading back to the buffet, and the tongs laying in the foods.

Pretty gross. since some people eat with their hands and children lick their fingers etc. then touch the tongs.

I have seen a kid lick the top of a ketchup bottle in a restaurant and snap the lid back on, put it back on the table.

The list goes on.... about how unsanitary people are.
 
My brother ended up getting an eye infection from the gym. He rubbed his eye with his fingers. He had learned his lesson.
 
hohDougRN said:
:laugh2: I am laughing so hard with my image of you wiping machines twice. I will look out at gym for people like you then when you look I will sneeze in my hands then start to touch all the equipment.

Don't take it personal, it just was funny for a minute. I take cleanliness very seriously as well. Just wash your hands and always be cautious to not touching mouth nose or eyes too much in those settings.:laugh2:
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:squint: Guess what? Tonight, the guy who works there and he got off duty in the gym. I know him through my friend's step dad who works there when stepdad introduced us to his coworker. SO back to that guy, He was doing his workout and saw me wiping off the equipment first then I worked out then I again wiped off the equipments too. He smiled, and then his body language stated that "are you working here?" I said, "me work huh?" He tried to sign like " you work here?". I laugehd hard thinking of you who made fun of me. LOL I said to him, " I think so!". He went back to his workout and i went back to my workout. :giggle:
 
I say you can't assume the equipment is clean when you get there which means you should clean it first before using it because you didn't see the last person clean it. Then clean it again when you are done. This way you are always sure it is clean.
 
Tousi said:
I say you can't assume the equipment is clean when you get there which means you should clean it first before using it because you didn't see the last person clean it. Then clean it again when you are done. This way you are always sure it is clean.
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Right. I have to play it safe for my health's sake. :D
 
Aghori said:
I guess you have to put the body condoms in all equipment to make you feel more safer and protection ;)
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ha i knew you would say like this. what happened that you had the picture of the body condom you usually post it? :giggle:
 
Since the H1N1 outbreak, I always clean the gym equipment and shopping carts before I use them. It's hard to not rub my eyes during allergy season. So far, no pink eye.
 
sallylou said:
Since the H1N1 outbreak, I always clean the gym equipment and shopping carts before I use them. It's hard to not rub my eyes during allergy season. So far, no pink eye.
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I know... I usually use my t shirt to wipe it off if i plan to to do it again, use the different position of my t shirt.
 
What's Doug doing at his keyboard that necessitates sanitation? :naughty:
 
You guys worried about h1n1 should be worried about Staph Infection...

google top 10 staph infections if you have the guts to look at it.
 
pоsts frоm hell said:
You guys worried about h1n1 should be worried about Staph Infection...

google top 10 staph infections if you have the guts to look at it.
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It's nasty I'd agree.. but keep in mind the chance of necrotizing infections etc are really low, probably same chance as getting knifed in the gym.

It only happens by fluke of luck or the person is one of those extremely sick people and they shouldn't be out there in areas they can get transmission.
 
I work out the same time 4-5 days a week. There was this one guy who was there that never wiped the equipment down. So ....... I decided to give him a "subtle" message.

When he got done using one machine, I would put on rubber gloves and a little cheap dust mask and use it.

He was visibly offended when I changed the gloves and put new ones on every time he got done with equipment then I would use it.

He eventually changed his work out schedule.
 
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