Re: Sugar overload
Originally Posted by
Floydy
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They are much cleaner than cycle tracks
Just not true I'm afraid. On a cycle out in the fresh air you are on your own equipment, uncontaminated by hoards of other people. Better still it's totally free!
Gym hygiene is a known issue TBH. Here's a report from FitRated highlighting it. No generalisations here:
Examining Gym Cleanliness
https://www.fitrated.com/resources/e...m-cleanliness/
"it turns out the average treadmill, exercise bike, and free weight are all teeming with germs – more than 1 million per square inch apiece"
"All three types of equipment yielded gram-positive cocci (a common cause of skin infections and other illnesses); gram-negative rods (which can prompt many types of infections and sometimes resist antibiotics), and gram-positive rods (which can – but don’t often – cause various types of infections). The exercise bikes and free weight samples also turned up Bacillus – a potential cause of various conditions, including ear, eye, and respiratory infections."
"To put it in perspective, we compared the bacteria levels we found on various gym equipment with the number of germs typically found on everyday items. The average exercise bike harbors 39 times more bacteria than a cafeteria tray. Typical free weights have 362 times more germs than a toilet seat. And the treadmill you’re running on averages 74 times more bacteria than a typical public bathroom faucet."
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww
Out in the fresh air, amongst Nature, cycling/exercising for free is the better way to go imho.