Six Gym Health Hazards

Hey guys how about some locker room courtesy?? (The Spa, Penn. NJ [you know who you are]) there???s no need to be naked for more than a couple seconds while putting on clothes. Use a towel man. What???s up with you guys walking around butt ass naked and having long conversations? And it???s absolutely unnecessary to be nude while you stand in front of the mirror and shave or comb your hair.... have you no shame?? This locker room is so gay.... I???m scared to be in there. And w.t.f.?? who sits on the bench naked?? Balls and ass all on that bench?!! Put a towel down for Christ???s sake.... Better yet please ware one.... I don???t even want to place my gym bag on those nasty benches.... Pubes and ass marks all over them... you guys are way too comfy with each other...

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The fact is that the cause for a person's staph infection could be any place in this world. The supermarket, the gym, school (especially if you're in the computer lab), any bathroom, etc. Where there's bacteria, you're prone to it, especially if you have an open wound someone on your body that is especially exposed.

The key here is that the very moment your immune system is weakened, you are vulnerable...no matter where you are.

I myself have noticed bumps in my armpits on about three occasions, all after going to the gym. At first, I attritubed this to over-exerting myself, especially if I hadn't gotten enough sleep (for my body). And, the way I am, if I don't get enough sleep, there is no amount of coffee that can perk me up. My original suspicion was correct, but only on the surface. What backs it up is that when my body is in that kind of fatigued state, there's a lot of physical stress that I endure until I am able to get to bed (let's say, after an 8-hr work day). This physical stress does quite a number on my immune system, so I become vulnerable to bacteria.

Needless to say, I have been getting to bed at a more reasonable hour to avoid things like illness, styes, and armpit bumps/boils.

By the way, those bumps I get under my armpit has been confirmed/check out by a doctor and diagnoed as cellulitis.

I just joined a gym for the first time ever. The gym I attend encourages hand washing and cleaning off the machines after using them. They provide 'gym wipes' (disinfectant disposable wipes) which are always filled. Pretty easy to use. Now, this doesn't mean everyone will use them, but there are always going to be people who don't consider others. Best thing to do, is to not be one of those inconsiderate few.

I didn't know much about Staph/ MRSA or it's symptoms, I would assume that red bumps and such would be heat rash paired with winter dry skin or something and wouldn't know to get it checked out-- so that was helpful to know about for me. I always have heard about it at the hospital and stuff, but not the gym.

I partially disagree with the suggestion to "Wash everything in hot water and use the full dryer cycle." While I do wash all of my gym clothes using hot water, I do not recommend using the full dryer cycle on all gym clothes. Some of the items are made out of spandex, rayon, or other stretchy materials, especially sports bras. Putting these items in the dryer just weakens the fibers. Most labels even tell you to "dry flat". In those instances, you are better off letting them air dry so you don't shorten the lifespan of your gym clothes.

In reference to that one about owning a gym, do you clean after each person uses that machine or shower? How do you know that one person doesn't transport their germs to the very next person that uses it? Their is no way to be safe except proper hygeine and checkups with your physician.

Has MRSA ever been scientifically been found at a gym? If so I would love to see the report and by whom it was discovered. Where is the proof that it was literly found there. Maybe we could avoid taking antibiotics for every little sneeze and cough that we (excluding me) get and look for alternative way to heal. Physicians are there for a purpose but they do set up a (PRACTICE) remember that. So with all of those ANTI-BACTERIAL soaps that are doing more harm then good we could get some commen sense and find out how to make our immune systems stronger (without VACCINES) and then these superbugs will not have a chance. PROOF!!! of the report at the gym. That is a story for you!!!!

The reason we get sick so often in this country is that we try to be so "healthy" and sterilize ourselves constantly and never get a chance to develope immunity to germs. You would get sick just observing how people in other countries live,sharing food,utensils,cups, clothing,utensils etc. and never get sick. I go to the gym 4 times a week and don't bother with wiping down equipment or mats, and have'nt gotten sick as long as I can remember. Get a life people.

Not to be funny but FYI for everyone it's Staph infection not Staff infection :)

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They missed the MOST important thing, WASH YOUR HANDS!! and Never touch anything in a gym and then touch your face. Always wash your hands before touching your mouth nose around your eyes, face and before you leave the gym wash your hands and once out the door, use hand sanitizer. Been going for over two years now and havn't got sick yet!!

Has MRSA ever been found at a gym? I would like the report and the resource where it was found and by whom!!! This infection all of the sudden is getting all this attention. Maybe we shouldn't be so quick to take all those antibiotics that doctors who are (practicing) medicine give out like candy. Maybe then are own immune systems will grow stronger and we can fight these kind of infections!!!

In addition to the towel being a barrier for germs it's a barrier to others eyes. Even though locker rooms are segregated by sex I don't want to see another women pracncing around nude and trying to hold a conversation with me. By the way MRSA is everywhere not just the gym, it's in your work bathrooms, shared keyboards, and possibly your own home!