Wiping down equipment at the gym

[HSF]

People that don't clean their equipment are the worst. When I was in university a majority of people would clean off the mats and equipment/machines/benches they used but now that I have been at Goodlife for the past 3 years its completely the opposite.

It is a bit of a pet peeve especially during flu season but consistent gym go-ers should know better.

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[JMCx4]

People that don't clean their equipment are the worst. ...
It is a bit of a pet peeve especially during flu season but consistent gym go-ers should know better.

I'm not a "gym rat" but I have been a regular for 2 years since my heart attack. Equipment cleanliness is probably my second peeve (especially, as you noted, during times of the year when communicable disease risks are higher); but it's usually convenient for me to grab a wipe & clean the equipment surfaces I'll be touching during use, even if I see someone wiping it down before me.

P.S. (OT): My #1 peeve is people who are clearly finished with a machine (primarily resistance-type with weights), but sit & linger on their smartphones while preventing other dues-paying gym members from getting their routine started or proceeding. Common courtesy, folks, over your habitual need to check your Likes every five minutes.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

People who don't put the weights back after using them might be equally as frustrating.

Thanks for making me take off the 45s that you barely lifted for one rep before walking away from the bench press/squat rack.

 

[HSF]

I'm not a "gym rat" but I have been a regular for 2 years since my heart attack. Equipment cleanliness is probably my second peeve (especially, as you noted, during times of the year when communicable disease risks are higher); but it's usually convenient for me to grab a wipe & clean the equipment surfaces I'll be touching during use, even if I see someone wiping it down before me.

P.S. (OT): My #1 peeve is people who are clearly finished with a machine (primarily resistance-type with weights), but sit & linger on their smartphones while preventing other dues-paying gym members from getting their routine started or proceeding. Common courtesy, folks, over your habitual need to check your Likes every five minutes.

Yup and don't forget ppl who use their waterbottles to 'hold' a machine and don't show up for the next 10 mins cause they are finishing a set somewhere else lol

 

[sufferer]

It shouldn't take being a frequent gym-goer to practice what amounts to common decency and basic hygiene. They should even bring some kind of disinfectant spray/wipes.

 

[Spikey]

Yep I see this all the time when I'm at the gym. People don't care and are lazy. I always wipe down equipment that I use.

 

[JMCx4]

"Not wiping down equipment" got first honors in this HuffPost article. The author also covered several others that should sound familiar.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Leaving dumbbells on the floor and not re-racking them.

 

[JMCx4]

Seems the conditions of the original topic have changed dramatically, now that the worldwide supply of disinfectant wipes has been decimated by COVID-19 panic buyers.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Leaving dumbbells on the floor and not re-racking them.

this is probably the number one issue that bothers me (besides the cleaning of equipment of course)

 

[egd27]

Leaving dumbbells on the floor and not re-racking them in their correct location.

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