Planet fitness tanning beds
tasha12004
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I have been using planet fitness since January and I realized the other day I am so PALE. I wanted to try the tanning beds but I'm not sure if they are as good as they say. The limit on both standing up and laying down beds is 9 minutes. Do you actually get a good tan? Want to be sure before I try it.
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Don't do it. Just use self tanner because of skin cancer and wrinkles. Tanning beds aren't worth it in my opinion. Just my 2 cents.
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My dad regularly has cancer spots burned from his face, head and arms. Self tanners have come a long way...2
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Seriously - don't. Explore modern technological advances in spray-on tanning.2
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tasha12004 wrote: »I have been using planet fitness since January and I realized the other day I am so PALE. I wanted to try the tanning beds but I'm not sure if they are as good as they say. The limit on both standing up and laying down beds is 9 minutes. Do you actually get a good tan? Want to be sure before I try it.
Yes you do, you also damage your skin causing premature aging and increasing your risk of skin cancer.4 -
If you decide to do it (I tan) invest in a good tanning booth lotion. It helps reduce potential skin damage and can actually help you tan easier (which means less sessions/time spent under the lamps). Most tanning beds have special bulbs to reduce your exposure to harmful rays.3
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First, the time in the bed depends on the type of bulbs. 9 minutes could be more than enough. second, the amount and type of UV waves are controlled in a tanning bed. Third, research has shown, contrary to popular opinion, that tanning beds are relatively safe and that most skin cancers (that are not genetic) are traceable to skin damage (that is burns, not tans). Fourth there are health benefits to tanning such as production of vitamin D. With the caveat that is with most things, do not overdo it.
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I used to visit tanning beds all the time, wanted that perfect glow. Well ended up with Melanoma (caught in-situ, very early stage) twice and have had over 20+ excisions. A disfiguring diagnosis at the very least. Obviously doesn't happen to everyone but the risk is still there.
Just something to consider before fake baking.15 -
My sister used to be very white. Now she is tan. She also has more wrinkles than my mother. Moral of story? Never tan.1
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If you decide to do it (I tan) invest in a good tanning booth lotion. It helps reduce potential skin damage and can actually help you tan easier (which means less sessions/time spent under the lamps). Most tanning beds have special bulbs to reduce your exposure to harmful rays.
Never tanned or had the desire to but - this seems like logical advice to me 1 -
I've tanned. I used a very good lotion and kept my exposure to a minimum. I had a great color to my skin. And as for wrinkles? Most people think I'm in my mid 20's and I'll be 40 in 2 years.8
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I wish I could find the article and I'd post a link, but I read somewhere recently that people are catching herpes from tanning beds. Something about the virus mutating and becoming more resistant to cleaners because if the UV light and the tiny cracks in the acrylic. I have no idea how true this is, but I was considering fake baking again and it totally turned me off.2
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I live in Arizona and catch enough rays just by being outside thru the course of the day.1
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Avocado_AS5 wrote: »I wish I could find the article and I'd post a link, but I read somewhere recently that people are catching herpes from tanning beds. Something about the virus mutating and becoming more resistant to cleaners because if the UV light and the tiny cracks in the acrylic. I have no idea how true this is, but I was considering fake baking again and it totally turned me off.
The UV rays in the tanning beds make asymptomatic herpes (HSV2) symptomatic again. One must be already infected. HSV2, otherwise known as genital herpes, can and does present anywhere between the bellybutton and the knees. Most people who have HSV2 don't know they have it, have never experienced symptoms, or have had symptoms so mild they never realized it was a herpes infection. Especially if it wasn't on the genitals, which is common. The UV rays have a knack of making the symptoms appear when an infected area is exposed to the tanning rays, and the blisters often present more aggressively.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1323616
Ewwwww.......
I mean, just think of all the sweaty naked bodies that have been pressed against that acrylic and then you lay on it too. What's really in the cleaners they use? There's no standard. I used to tan all the time and I swear some places just used windex. And not exactly scrubbing, just the swipe of a dirty rag.
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Avocado_AS5 wrote: »Avocado_AS5 wrote: »I wish I could find the article and I'd post a link, but I read somewhere recently that people are catching herpes from tanning beds. Something about the virus mutating and becoming more resistant to cleaners because if the UV light and the tiny cracks in the acrylic. I have no idea how true this is, but I was considering fake baking again and it totally turned me off.
The UV rays in the tanning beds make asymptomatic herpes (HSV2) symptomatic again. One must be already infected. HSV2, otherwise known as genital herpes, can and does present anywhere between the bellybutton and the knees. Most people who have HSV2 don't know they have it, have never experienced symptoms, or have had symptoms so mild they never realized it was a herpes infection. Especially if it wasn't on the genitals, which is common. The UV rays have a knack of making the symptoms appear when an infected area is exposed to the tanning rays, and the blisters often present more aggressively.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1323616
Ewwwww.......
I mean, just think of all the sweaty naked bodies that have been pressed against that acrylic and then you lay on it too. What's really in the cleaners they use? There's no standard. I used to tan all the time and I swear some places just used windex. And not exactly scrubbing, just the swipe of a dirty rag.
You didn't clean it before laying down? The place I go cleans them after every customer, but there's also wipes in there for us to use if we would like (usually Clorox wipes or similar).0 -
Avocado_AS5 wrote: »Avocado_AS5 wrote: »I wish I could find the article and I'd post a link, but I read somewhere recently that people are catching herpes from tanning beds. Something about the virus mutating and becoming more resistant to cleaners because if the UV light and the tiny cracks in the acrylic. I have no idea how true this is, but I was considering fake baking again and it totally turned me off.
The UV rays in the tanning beds make asymptomatic herpes (HSV2) symptomatic again. One must be already infected. HSV2, otherwise known as genital herpes, can and does present anywhere between the bellybutton and the knees. Most people who have HSV2 don't know they have it, have never experienced symptoms, or have had symptoms so mild they never realized it was a herpes infection. Especially if it wasn't on the genitals, which is common. The UV rays have a knack of making the symptoms appear when an infected area is exposed to the tanning rays, and the blisters often present more aggressively.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1323616
Ewwwww.......
I mean, just think of all the sweaty naked bodies that have been pressed against that acrylic and then you lay on it too. What's really in the cleaners they use? There's no standard. I used to tan all the time and I swear some places just used windex. And not exactly scrubbing, just the swipe of a dirty rag.
You didn't clean it before laying down? The place I go cleans them after every customer, but there's also wipes in there for us to use if we would like (usually Clorox wipes or similar).
It's been many years ago that I tanned and as I remember at the place I went to, they cleaned them before you used them. No cleaners were kept in the rooms.0 -
Avocado_AS5 wrote: »Avocado_AS5 wrote: »I wish I could find the article and I'd post a link, but I read somewhere recently that people are catching herpes from tanning beds. Something about the virus mutating and becoming more resistant to cleaners because if the UV light and the tiny cracks in the acrylic. I have no idea how true this is, but I was considering fake baking again and it totally turned me off.
The UV rays in the tanning beds make asymptomatic herpes (HSV2) symptomatic again. One must be already infected. HSV2, otherwise known as genital herpes, can and does present anywhere between the bellybutton and the knees. Most people who have HSV2 don't know they have it, have never experienced symptoms, or have had symptoms so mild they never realized it was a herpes infection. Especially if it wasn't on the genitals, which is common. The UV rays have a knack of making the symptoms appear when an infected area is exposed to the tanning rays, and the blisters often present more aggressively.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1323616
Ewwwww.......
I mean, just think of all the sweaty naked bodies that have been pressed against that acrylic and then you lay on it too. What's really in the cleaners they use? There's no standard. I used to tan all the time and I swear some places just used windex. And not exactly scrubbing, just the swipe of a dirty rag.
Very good point. And since the tanning bed regulations vary from state to state in the U.S., there may or not be any cleaning protocol in some states. Also, and this is just a guess, I'm thinking these regulations aren't closely audited anyway.
Let's just say, tanning bed users should hope the surfaces of the bed are disinfected by being wiped down with an antiviral, diluted bleach solution between every use. Every time.
I'm pretty sure that in my home state, they just throw some dirt on it.1 -
Does no one just go out in the sun anymore?2
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Does no one just go out in the sun anymore?
Yes, but...my whole body hasn't seen the sun in many, many years, only farmer tans (face, arms & legs from the knees down) for me til now. Heading to Maui in May (from Montana where winter won't go away) so I either need a really strong sunscreen & someone to make sure I apply it every where or work on a bit of a tan. Haven't decided yet which route to go. Any advice?0 -
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I like tanning. I almost never do in tanning beds though, because I think the cost is ridiculous. But I LOVE spending a day at the beach under the sun. It makes me happy, I feel better, I look better, I still protect my skin. To each their own. My mom tanned regularly in her 30's - 40's and she aged beautifully. She looked younger than she was, I think a lot of it is genetics.
As for the cleaning of the beds, UV also kills bacteria, they are more or less self cleaning. Not that I would ever get in one without cleaning it myself, but it's really not a big deal.
However, nothing is better than a fantastic tan after a long run, tan lines and all. 1 -
Well there is no such thing as a healthy tan no matter how good it makes you feel. A tan is damaged skin. That's from the FDA web site. Tan=damaged DNA.
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i tan,,,a ton in hawaii and once every 5 days when i get a chance in a booth for a full 12minutes. ihave no wrinkles, been doing this for years and i am over 55...i look 38...i am also asian
everyone is different and i would suggest that repliers give more info about themselves or of the people who they talk about. i have found that the people who have to worry are those who abuse the booths. i know of people who go in 4x a week. also if you are of pale complexion i would suggest you be careful. i happen to tan well and easily. i have a friend who has had cancer spots and he gets them if he just turns on the bathroom light. if you're this type, don't do it! if you're pale complected, turn red instead of brown, and your ancestry is northern european, you may not be built for it. i mean,,,you get the idea. be smart about it.
all the PF booths i've seen are standup types, not beds. they clean beds at tanning parlors but i can't say that is so at PF. i have to wait sometimes until they clean the beds at my tanning salon and i am appalled that it is not so at other licensed salons2 -
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I wish I had not exposed my skin to so much sun..... I am not able to cite the scientific evidence but I know it exists, that tanning beds (and the sun) are very damaging and pose potential cancer risks..... if I had it to do over again, I would not. HOpe you make the most educated decision you can about this topic!0
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Avocado_AS5 wrote: »I wish I could find the article and I'd post a link, but I read somewhere recently that people are catching herpes from tanning beds. Something about the virus mutating and becoming more resistant to cleaners because if the UV light and the tiny cracks in the acrylic. I have no idea how true this is, but I was considering fake baking again and it totally turned me off.
I don't think this can be true, because UV light kills viruses and bacteria. And also, if it's not wet, (as in the surface of the bed) the virus can't survive anyway.0 -
Pale is healthy; healthy is beautiful.
I tan, as a treat, when I go on vacation. Don't do it. Future you will thank past you.1 -
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