Because of the nasty weather conditions I've been getting my steps walking at the mall and in big box stores. That was getting old, and I really wanted to ride my bike, but didn't think that was a particularly good idea. Instead I decided to go to the gym and ride an exercise bike. Not as much fun as the real thing, but safer in the heat.
The branch of my gym I chose to go to has their bikes inside of a Cardio Theater, a darkened room with rows of equipment all facing towards a wall of televisions. The bikes are in the back row. I chose one, adjusted the seat, and started to ride.
I was halfway through my workout when a man who looked to be in his late 40s walked into the area using a white visual impairment cane to navigate. When I saw he was carrying a spray bottle and rag in his other hand I realized he was a gym employee.
The man folded up his cane, laid it on the floor, and got to work. I watched as he sprayed cleaning solution on the seat of a bicycle and wiped it off, sprayed solution on his rag and cleaned off the front console, then sat down on the floor to dust the bottom portion. When that was done he stood up and moved over to the next machine by using his hands to feel for it.
Eventually the man made it over to the machine next to me and I said hello to him. The room was pretty noisy, and I think I surprised him, but he greeted me back and kept working.
When I finished, I got off my bicycle and grabbed a disinfectant wipe from the dispenser to clean all the surfaces that might have gotten sweaty. I walked away and didn't look back to see if the man was re-doing my work.
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That's what I don't like about doing the weight machines at the gym. You should clean before you use in case the person before didn't. Then you have to clean afterwards. If you use 10 to 15 machines, that's a lot of cleaning.
ReplyDeleteYep. However, if a machine doesn't look too dirty when I sit down I don't bother to clean it. Figure my hands will get germ-free when I do my own cleaning, and I'll shower and wash them off my body when I'm done.
DeleteI haven’t been back to the gym since covid
ReplyDeleteOur gym has just been too crowded.. parking lot super full... and in this mask mandated area we are not going!! Yesterday was 99F w/o heat index and then thunderstorms , pouring rain and HAIL!!
ReplyDeleteI've found that if you go at the right time the gym is manageable.
DeleteYuk, I hate gyms, just to think of all the sweat and germs on each machine....can't do it.
ReplyDeleteI would MUCH rather prefer not to use a gym machine, but sometimes it's the only way I can get quality exercise.
Deletei have my own personal gym - it's called a back yard :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, occasionally I miss having outside chores. But doing yard work in hot humid weather was never my idea of fun.
DeleteI followed that protocol when last at a gym, maybe three or four years ago.
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