If someone at your gym doesn't wipe down machines do you...

Jan72002
Jan72002 Posts: 37
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Yell at them. Tell management. Don't care... None of the above
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  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    I don't really care...
  • Jan72002
    Jan72002 Posts: 37
    Any other opinions?
  • amnsetie
    amnsetie Posts: 666 Member
    Do another exercise until someone else wipes it down and picks up any left over drops, well only if I see pooling sweat...
    Otherwise meh.
  • stephanie1133
    stephanie1133 Posts: 211
    If it's a machine I'm about to use I just wipe it down myself. I definitely wouldn't say anything to someone! And it just seems petty to tell management.

    Some people are rude, but honestly I just think some people don't even think about wiping it down.
  • Lee716
    Lee716 Posts: 150 Member
    None of the above. I think its disgusting and inconsiderate but small compared to other things going on in life. I just make sure to wipe down each machine before and after each use. Problem solved and really just an extra 3-5 seconds. No big deal, IMO.
  • magj0y
    magj0y Posts: 1,911 Member
    I don't care unless they look sick or there is a visible puddle of sweat. I typically do the circuit when it's very slow at planet fitness.
    and when I'm done thoroughly sanitize my hands and forearms. I get sick too easily so I don't like to be around a lot of people.

    **I do wipe it down when I'm done.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    Honestly, I don't wipe down machines and I don't care if other people do. All of the people who do care do it themselves because that's the only way to guarantee it's been done. Granted I don't use machines much and I do lay on a towel when I bench
  • iluvprettyshoes
    iluvprettyshoes Posts: 605 Member
    I just wipe it down myself. I think it's gross when people don't though.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    I'm more likely to wipe some else's piss off a toilet i want to use than to wipe their sweat off a machine i want to use. lol
  • seshchick2
    seshchick2 Posts: 14
    It's inconsiderate when people don't wipe them down but compared to some other things that go on in a gym it's no big deal. Just wipe it before and after like all the signs around say. I shower anyway....no one stays clean at a gym.
  • sovannac
    sovannac Posts: 445 Member
    I just wipe it down myself. No reason to make a big deal about it.
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    I personally wipe the machine(s) down before AND after I use them.

    I was asked by a female gym member why I wipe it before I use it... I asked her if she could handle a blunt reply.. she said absolutely..

    So.. I told her "because there are too many f'ing slobs here who think its ok to leave their mess and too damn lazy to clean up after theirselves".. I said it loudly and I didnt care.


    She shook my hand and wholeheartedly agreed with me.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
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  • MyOwnSunshine
    MyOwnSunshine Posts: 1,312 Member
    I generally carry a wipe around with me and wipe down any cardio machine or bench after I use it, because I get very sweaty.

    If there was visible sweat on a machine or bench before I used it, I would wipe it down as well.

    Otherwise, I don't care. I'm definitely not a germaphobe, nor am I easily icked out. I've worked in hospitals for the past 16 years and have been exposed to everything -- my immune system could kick Chuck Norris' *kitten*.
  • Sox90716
    Sox90716 Posts: 976 Member
    I just wipe it down again whether they did or not. OCD Rules!
  • cdngirl71
    cdngirl71 Posts: 2,641 Member
    I don't care. I wipe down the machines before and after anyways.
  • katy84o
    katy84o Posts: 744 Member
    It grosses me out, but I don't worry about it. I just clean it off myself when I'm about to use the machine.
  • ggcat
    ggcat Posts: 313 Member
    Honestly, I don't wipe down machines and I don't care if other people do. All of the people who do care do it themselves because that's the only way to guarantee it's been done. Granted I don't use machines much and I do lay on a towel when I bench

    Me too!
  • bonniecarbs
    bonniecarbs Posts: 446 Member
    what Morgan Freeman said. I sometimes wipe it before i use it even though I have on arthritis gloves. There are no signs to wipe them down where I go, but really I dont care, there are so many germs everywhere, it just isn't worth telling management or being pissed at anyone. When I've finished I go and wash my gloves and my hands and I'm outta there.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    This is why I take a towel with me and place towel between myself and sweaty bench.
  • Iceman1800
    Iceman1800 Posts: 476
    Yell at them. Tell management. Don't care... None of the above
    don't care. I've been going to gyms for over 30 years. Wiping down machines is a new thing. I can see wiping off your sweat but this silliness of acting like you have to disinfect every thing you brush against is dumb.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Couldn't care less.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I'm usually on the dreadmill, so it doesn't really matter. And weights are kind of a hassle to clean.
  • Jersey_Devil
    Jersey_Devil Posts: 4,142 Member
    i just pay some kid a few bucks to follow me around during my session and wipe off the equipment before i use it. He doesn't have to wipe it when I'm done though. I can't afford that.
  • KTGator
    KTGator Posts: 78
    I don't care...it doesn't hurt me to wipe it down myself if it's really that important to me...and overall the people at my gym are very good about wiping them down when they're done. Plus, I don't have a huge expectation of gyms being very clean, so I always shower when I get home ;-)
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
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    Yep.
  • forgtmenot
    forgtmenot Posts: 860 Member
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    Yep.

    This^^:laugh:
  • TXGirl821
    TXGirl821 Posts: 115
    I wipe all machines down myself anyway, just to make sure. Never can be too careful! :)
  • sizzle92
    sizzle92 Posts: 1,015 Member
    It's gross but whatever. I do wipe down the handles and screen of the step mill but not the bottom where I pool sweat. I don't see the need.
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
    For me, I don't really care all that much. And it kind of depends on the person that used it. If they have obviously not bathed in a while or just really stink or something, I might wipe it down myself, but in general I don't really care. Plus, the gym I go to is really good about "rounding" with disinfectant and wash clothes, so they get cleaned fairly often anyway.
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