06-01-2019, 03:32 PM
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Cycling is great exercise, free to do, out in the fresh air rather than in a bacteria laden stinky gym. I would think that's the prime reason for your good metabolism which has kept you in shape. I'd like to cycle more but I don't live near enough to the country park where I would otherwise choose to go and whacking the bikes on the car each time is a royal pain TBH.However when we next change cars I'm going to get a removable tow bar and one of those low bike rakes so I can simply lift the bike on and off quickly. I think cycling is one of THE best forms of exercise provided the bike is set up right.
06-01-2019, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Realist
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Cycling is great exercise, free to do, out in the fresh air rather than in a bacteria laden stinky gym. I would think that's the prime reason for your good metabolism which has kept you in shape. I'd like to cycle more but I don't live near enough to the country park where I would otherwise choose to go and whacking the bikes on the car each time is a royal pain TBH..
06-01-2019, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Realist
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Cycling is great exercise, free to do, out in the fresh air rather than in a bacteria laden stinky gym. I would think that's the prime reason for your good metabolism which has kept you in shape. I'd like to cycle more but I don't live near enough to the country park where I would otherwise choose to go and whacking the bikes on the car each time is a royal pain TBH.However when we next change cars I'm going to get a removable tow bar and one of those low bike rakes so I can simply lift the bike on and off quickly. I think cycling is one of THE best forms of exercise provided the bike is set up right.
06-01-2019, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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The gym I belong to is constantly being cleaned and kept neat and tidy. Don't generalise!
06-01-2019, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Julie1962
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Indeed I've cleaned local one many times when their cleaner is on holiday, it's spotless almost before I start. Many gym goers appear to clean as they go so they are not leaving germs for next user. I was most impressed.
06-01-2019, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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They are much cleaner than cycle tracks
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.
06-01-2019, 08:21 PM
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An earlier study here by the NCBIhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276630/
"As revealed by our study, a high degree of microbial diversity originating from inanimate surfaces of fitness centers may be alarmingly implicated to poor personnel hygiene of facility users as well as to the inadequate cleanliness of the facilities. To conclude, it is critical to underscore the need of proper hygienic practices in fitness centers and gyms for minimizing the spread of disease-causing organisms."
Here a graphic from that report comparing various gym equipment bacteria to those found on a toilet handle:
Again, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
06-01-2019, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Realist
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An earlier study here by the NCBIhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276630/
"As revealed by our study, a high degree of microbial diversity originating from inanimate surfaces of fitness centers may be alarmingly implicated to poor personnel hygiene of facility users as well as to the inadequate cleanliness of the facilities. To conclude, it is critical to underscore the need of proper hygienic practices in fitness centers and gyms for minimizing the spread of disease-causing organisms."
Here a graphic from that report comparing various gym equipment bacteria to those found on a toilet handle:
Again, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
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