The presence of dangerous bacteria of faecal origin has been detected not only on mobile phones and other objects of everyday use but also on exercise bikes, running tread mills and other tools commonly present in gyms and fitness facilities.<\/p>\n
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In summary, we virtually surrounded by germs. To state all that is a study showed on fitness FitRated US web site, according to which there are more germs on the screen of a treadmill and on a free weight than on a toilet in a public restroom. The swabs taken from the surfaces of these sports equipment have proven the presence of saliva, blood, feces, mucus, and even worse, bacteria of the type Listeria, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, E. Coli.<\/p>\n
Whenever a person touches them, he gets in contact with a huge amount of bacteria that can cause pneumonia, sepsis and other infections that are often resistant to antibiotics.<\/p>\n
The website has collected samples of 27 different exercise equipment and found that each has about half a million germs per square centimeter. This means that a bicycle gym has 39 times more bacteria than the counter of a bar and that the handle of a free weight has about 362 times more germs than the tablet of a toilet.<\/p>\n
A tread mill counts 74 times the amount of bacteria that is commonly present in the taps of a public toilet.<\/p>\n
These figures are frightening, but that’s not all, says John D’Agata, president of the “Door of Rights:” All three of the aforementioned tools have been found infected by the Gram-positive coconut, which causes various skin infections, by some microscopic Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and some Gram-positive bacteria that are not particularly harmful to humans but that can cause infection and breathing problems\u201d.<\/p>\n
Anyway, we can take care of our hygiene with a few simple rules,\u00a0 such as to disinfect the tools before and after use.<\/p>\n
In addition to that: never go barefoot , do not touch your face, always wash your hands and change immediately the outfit as soon as you have finished your workout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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