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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 28 > Germs at the gym: Protect yourself from lurking bugs

Germs at the gym: Protect yourself from lurking bugs

Keeping equipment clean is a challenge for even the most diligent fitness clubs

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
May 28, 2009

Next time you’re at the gym, place your hand on the handle of the elliptical trainer or the bar on the bench press. Whose hand was there just before yours? Was it the person who’s been battling the latest bug and just coughed into her hands? Or was it the guy who just walked....

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