The Most Contaminated Areas In Your Gym
It is very important to know the most contaminated areas of a gym. Because many of us are going to the gym to stay fit and healthy. But the most surprising part is some areas of a gym can be more contaminated than a bathroom door handle. So, the average athletic facility can promote potentially dangerous bacteria.
Recent findings
Recently a study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases has revealed some interesting points about the contaminated things in a gym. The researchers took a total of 288 samples from 16 gyms in Northeastern Ohio. This microbiological survey explored those four pieces of gym equipment where S. aureus bacteria were available. Additianally, these four pieces are the weight ball, cable-driven curl bar, weight plates, and treadmill handle. The research also revealed that the weight ball contained 62 percent bacteria while the treadmill handle contained 50 percent bacteria.
Drug-resistant MRSA’s availability
The most dangerous point of this study is among 288 samples, 110 samples were tested positive for drug-resistant MSSA. It is resistant to antibiotic treatment which is a serious threat to our health. According to the Mayo Clinic, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA infections present with a skin infection and can develop into painful boils that require draining.
For this reason, experts from Mayo clinic warned, “Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also burrow deep into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in bones, joints, surgical wounds, the bloodstream, heart valves, and lungs.”
Some gyms can be more dangerous
Furthermore,the researchers analyzed 16 different types of gyms. The study authors said, “Community gyms (40 percent) had the highest contamination prevalence among sampled surfaces with CrossFit (38.9 percent), traditional gyms (38.9 percent), and hospital-associated (33.3 percent) contaminated less frequently, though the differences were not significant.”
In this situation washing your body properly and maintaining basic health rules are important.