Hitting the gym is great for both your physical and mental health. However, the gym is also full of germs.
Though sweat itself does not carry germs, exercise machines are hotbeds of bacteria. But there are some places in the gym that are more infested than others. These are the dirtiest, germiest places in the gym and how to keep yourself safe from infection.
Gym equipment can harbor germs that may cause infection:
- Treadmills
- Stationary bikes
- Ellipticals
- Weight balls
- Weight equipment
- Water fountains
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