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Wiping down machines at the gym

mg413
mg413 Posts: 39 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok- so I was only at the gym today for about an hour & a half. I noticed 4 different people get their sweaty selves off of their machine and walk right out the door. I don't understand! It certainly can't be because they are too lazy since they are AT THE GYM- so seriously, what gives?!

Are others aware that it's socially inappropriate to get off a machine after you've sweated all over it (or even just used it) and not wipe it down with the sanitizing wipes provided? It drives me nuts-o!

thoughts?!

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  • minadeathclutch
    minadeathclutch Posts: 375 Member
    yes its gross.. but maybe they dont give a ****.
    its annoying as hell, I always clean mine but it's such a pain IN MY *kitten*, because I'm into my workout.. I want to move machine to machine bam bam bam but noooo i gotta stop every single time.. go get a towel.. sanitizer spray that **** wipe it down blah blah.
    as much as i hate doing it, i do it lol i saw a guy who didnt wipe his down today and it pissed me off lol i stared at him the entire time hahaha
  • mills101
    mills101 Posts: 58
    Sometimes the stains on the head rests make me spray the machines off before i use them.
  • staps065
    staps065 Posts: 837 Member
    It is gross and at my gym if they see you just walk away without a wipe down, the staff will call you on it and politely educate you to the process. I mean they have these cleaning stations all over the place, why can't people just use them? :grumble:
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    When I exercise at school, everyone is really great about wiping down their machines. But at my rec center when I workout that's a completely different story! I think I am the only one who wipes machines down. I normally wipe the machine down before and after. Normally I go in the middle of the day and there's maybe 2 other people there at the same time, so I just carry the spray bottle close to my spot. But if I go at night I walk up to it after every machine and spray a paper towel and bring that with me. I try not to go at night.. it's so packed. One night I saw a guy simply lay down some paper towels on a bench, get his sweaty ness all over the place and just threw the paper towels away. No spray. It does irritate me, but I try not to get bothered by it, I just make sure I clean it before and after my use.
  • mg413
    mg413 Posts: 39 Member
    Ya- I always wipe my machine down BEFORE and AFTER I use it. Perhaps people think that those 'cleaning stations' are only for decoration:huh:
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