Gym Supplies to Avoid Germs

Video Transcript

"Welcome back, today I'm talking a little bit about gym germs and what you can do to protect yourself. My name is Meagan Moe. And now I'm going to show you a few items that you might want to consider bringing with you on your next trip to the gym. The first one, and a lot of gyms will have this available for your there. Sometimes you have to ask for it. Most of them will have it sitting out where you can reuse it. So you can request it if you don't see it out. This is a spray bottle with an ethanol solution in it. Ethanol is very powerful antiseptic and also can kill bacteria. And something like this should be used on gym equipment such as a ball like this. You just spray it on and wipe it off a little bit and it will help disinfect. Something else you might want to consider carrying is this. Its a instant hand sanitizer. Its very easy to use. Its inexpensive. You can buy it any where. All you've got to do is pump it on, rub it in and it drys really fast and it great and its just like washing your hands. It might even be more effective for some people. So that's great. Something else, and a lot of gyms also have this available but I would recommend also carrying it with you. This is a pack of antibacterial wipes. And you can even but a smaller pack if that's easier for you. But you just pull them out. You can use them to wipe down the rails on a treadmill or handles anywhere or even if you can't find ethanol spray, you can also use it on something like this. And that's good for just wiping stuff down or even on your hands if you'd like. This a good all around disinfectant. It can be used lots of different ways. And again, most gyms will have that for you. Something else I would recommend is bringing your own towel. Not only then can you be totally sure that its ready to use, very clean and sanitized, but also it will cut down on the amount of laundry that the gym facility has to do so it also draws in to conservation. And those are just some good items to have and you should go ahead and ask when you do join a gym what amenities they have available to you to clean because some things might have some separate different things but this is a good starter pack to have. And we'll be right back. And next we're going to talk a little bit more about how you can protect yourself in the gym."