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LurveTheDoctor
LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
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Do you wipe down the machines after you use them at the gym?

It freaking drives me NUTS when people don't do it.

I don't want to put myself all over your juices because you didn't wipe your machine down!

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  • CrystalKSU
    CrystalKSU Posts: 17 Member
    Haha awesome... yea I wipe them and hate it when others don't as well. I've almost gotten to the point I wipe them down before AND after each use....and I'm not a germaphobe!! It's just gross!
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    I run the blue roll over them, but in my gym the girls working there are pretty fanatical about cleaning the machines anyway.
  • the_dude00
    the_dude00 Posts: 1,056 Member
    No way, I assume everyone wants to sit in my man sweat :wink:
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
    One time a dude jumped on mine after I got off to go get the cleaning spray... I was like.. ew......... *shudder*

    Tho, Maybe he saw me get off and he likes that kinda thing.. idk but that had to of been gross
  • ElliottTN
    ElliottTN Posts: 1,614 Member
    I always wipe em down. In fact, I always wipe them down even before I use them as well bc I've seen so many people not and thanks to a lovely gym goer last year I got an awesome staph infection from it. Never again. Scar looks like someone shot me in the back of my thigh.
  • EmilyEmpowered
    EmilyEmpowered Posts: 650 Member
    I sure do... and I also wipe them before I start, just in case! Oh, I also lay a towel down... I am pretty paranoid about them being covered in sweat :sick:
  • lebaker310
    lebaker310 Posts: 164 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!
  • lebaker310
    lebaker310 Posts: 164 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
  • mister_universe
    mister_universe Posts: 6,664 Member
    I always wipe em down. In fact, I always wipe them down even before I use them as well bc I've seen so many people not and thanks to a lovely gym goer last year I got an awesome staph infection from it. Never again. Scar looks like someone shot me in the back of my thigh.

    Same here. Took three months to kick that bad boy. :angry: I'm the thorough cleaning type now.
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    My machine is the pavement outside.

    No.
  • primal_cupcakes
    primal_cupcakes Posts: 280 Member
    I always wipe em down. In fact, I always wipe them down even before I use them as well bc I've seen so many people not and thanks to a lovely gym goer last year I got an awesome staph infection from it. Never again. Scar looks like someone shot me in the back of my thigh.

    Same here. Took three months to kick that bad boy. :angry: in the thorough cleaning type now.

    Me, too! It too me a long time and a lot of dollars to take care of it. Lesson learned!
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
    Is that the one where your legs go back and forth kinda llike the elliptical?
  • CarmenSantiago
    CarmenSantiago Posts: 681 Member
    I always wipe it down before and after. I do get a little psyched about germs. Too many things I've seen people do. Ick.
  • CarmenSantiago
    CarmenSantiago Posts: 681 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
    Is that the one where your legs go back and forth kinda llike the elliptical?

    If it is, that thing KILLS me!!!
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
    Is that the one where your legs go back and forth kinda llike the elliptical?
    This is it! LOVE it. I can get such a burn in a short period of time!
    amtreg-885-with-open-stridetrade-adaptive-motion-trainerreg.jpg
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
    my gym has that.. I'll have to try it tomorrow. Its not the same as the ARC is it??
  • _amluvstld_
    _amluvstld_ Posts: 47
    Double wiper. Before I hop on and after I get off.
  • TamTastic
    TamTastic Posts: 19,224 Member
    my gym has that.. I'll have to try it tomorrow. Its not the same as the ARC is it??
    No it's different. Feels like an elliptical but isn't wheel motion like an elliptical. You are the wheel if that makes sense. It's harder but such a great workout! Runners say it's as close to a runners high they get but low impact. :)
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
    Is that the one where your legs go back and forth kinda llike the elliptical?
    This is it! LOVE it. I can get such a burn in a short period of time!
    amtreg-885-with-open-stridetrade-adaptive-motion-trainerreg.jpg

    Ok, ignoramous question here. My gym has a couple of these too. It's the only machine I never use after stepping on it sinking to the carpet. I couldn't figure out how the hell you move it back up? Felt a bit of a tit just standing there. All the women I've seen on it just seem to step really quickly? :embarassed:
  • sassabella
    sassabella Posts: 98
    Yep. I wipe them down every single time
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
    Is that the one where your legs go back and forth kinda llike the elliptical?
    This is it! LOVE it. I can get such a burn in a short period of time!
    amtreg-885-with-open-stridetrade-adaptive-motion-trainerreg.jpg

    Ok, ignoramous question here. My gym has a couple of these too. It's the only machine I never use after stepping on it sinking to the carpet. I couldn't figure out how the hell you move it back up? Felt a bit of a tit just standing there. All the women I've seen on it just seem to step really quickly? :embarassed:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbO_MCTyg0A
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Double wiper. Before I hop on and after I get off.

    Pretty much. I fear MRSA.
  • Madame_Goldbricker
    Madame_Goldbricker Posts: 1,625 Member
    Of course I do!! I burn 1500 calories on it. No way I'm making people get on that after I've used it without cleaning it!! :laugh:

    What machine are you burning 1500 calories on?!
    The adaptive motion trainer (AMT) highest setting for a long time! lol!

    I'm gonna have to try that and not die...and definitely wipe off the machine when I'm done....if I don't die.
    I call it the super elliptical! You practically have to jump to get it to move. And it's a better workout.
    Is that the one where your legs go back and forth kinda llike the elliptical?
    This is it! LOVE it. I can get such a burn in a short period of time!
    amtreg-885-with-open-stridetrade-adaptive-motion-trainerreg.jpg

    Ok, ignoramous question here. My gym has a couple of these too. It's the only machine I never use after stepping on it sinking to the carpet. I couldn't figure out how the hell you move it back up? Felt a bit of a tit just standing there. All the women I've seen on it just seem to step really quickly? :embarassed:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbO_MCTyg0A

    Cheers! Will watch at home later on :smile:
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I always wiped them down before and after using when I had a gym membership. Before to be safe, and after to be courteous.
  • LurveTheDoctor
    LurveTheDoctor Posts: 303
    I always wipe em down. In fact, I always wipe them down even before I use them as well bc I've seen so many people not and thanks to a lovely gym goer last year I got an awesome staph infection from it. Never again. Scar looks like someone shot me in the back of my thigh.
    Great, now I have to wipe before now too

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