Have you ever wondered what it’s like to clean a gym?

Places of high circulation, gyms require hygienic care to avoid the spread of diseases

In recent years, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for cleanliness and care in public places, precisely because many people have become infected due to close contact in closed places. However, once the worst days of this global event have passed, we still have other infections and problems that also require precautions.

Physical activity

Especially in gyms, places where a large number of people circulate, sweat and use equipment. Mariana Rodrigues, an Action 360° teacher in the Alto de Pinheiros neighborhood of São Paulo, recommends using 70% alcohol to cleanse yourself after exercise. “We must use hygienic products to clean the devices, before and after use. The most recommended for this purpose is 70% alcohol”, says the teacher.

Also, in this unit, we provide tissues and alcohol for each student, so that students can clean the tools they use independently and safely, and we also encourage this practice.

Thiago Barbosa, owner of KAMPU Crossfit in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sao Paulo, is of the same opinion. “Some equipment is individual and also needs cleaning. Each person needs to clean their own barbell. If you need to use dumbbells or kettlebells, which are shared, you need to clean them after. Other equipment such as Abmatwhich are those small pillows for doing sit-ups, they are also sanitized.”

Can I get HPV at the gym?

According to infectious disease doctor Paulo Olzon, of the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), it is not possible to contract HPV in gyms. “In principle there is no risk of contracting the disease from objects or equipment used in the gym,” he says.

Furthermore, contrary to what is circulating on social media, the doctor says he is not aware of any real cases of people who have become infected with HPV using exercise equipment. “I have no knowledge of that and that really doesn’t happen. What can happen in an enclosed space, like a gym, is an increased risk of transmission of viruses, particularly so-called respiratory viruses.”

Finally, poor hygiene in gyms can transmit the following diseases:

• Influence: with airborne transmission, the influenza virus is transmitted through secretions or poorly ventilated air;
• Ringworm or nun: caused by fungi and bacteria, mycosis can be present on equipment and can be more present in changing rooms;
• Candidiasis: caused by fungi, this infection usually occurs in moist places such as the groin, armpits and private parts;
• COVID-19: viral infection, transmitted through contact with secretions resulting from saliva and sneezing;
• Virus: they are caused by viruses that may be present in secretions, such as saliva that remains on poorly sanitized devices;
• Monkeypox: transmitted through saliva and secretions, as well as contact with liquid produced by rashes (wounds) on the skin.

Source: Terra

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