Exercises is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Many people decide to use equipment to help them with their exercise. Unfortunately, not all people know how to clean exercise equipment. In this blog, we discuss how you can clean exercises equipment, whether at home or at a gym.

How to Clean Exercise Equipment Cleaning at a Gym

It is important that all equipment and machines are cleaned and disinfected after each use. As well as that, clean any surfaces that may have come in contact with other equipment or people. Most exercise equipment can be cleaned with anti-bacterial wipes or by using a cloth, warm water and washing up liquid. After choosing your kit, use it to remove surface layers of grime and dust. Moreover, we recommend using an all-purpose sanitiser to ensure that all bacteria are killed after cleaning.

How to Clean Exercise Equipment Cleaning at Home

The cleaning process at home is similar to the gym but still slightly different. When you are exercise at home, you might want to use a matt to avoid surfaces such as floors and carpets from becoming dirty from your sweat. Although exercise mats are not all made of the same materials, the good old anti-bacterial wipe should do the job. Furthermore, you want to make sure that you wear clean clothes to avoid making your equipment dirty.

How Often Should you Clean

Most people will clean equipment or machines after each use. This is enough at home, however, at the gym, the person before could have not cleaned after themselves. As a result, you should clean before and after to guarantee that you are using safe equipment and to protect the next user of the equipment. When it comes to cleaning the whole gym, you should clean at the end of each day. Iis also recommended to having at least one deep clean each to get rid of the harder to get dust and grime.

Why you should not use not unclean equipment

There are plenty of risks when using unclean equipment and that is why it is important to understand how to clean exercise equipment. First of all, unclean equipment will germs and bacteria which would have gathered on overtime. Obviously, you do not want that filth to come in contact with you for health, safety and hygiene reasons. Moreover, using unclean equipment can increase your chances of catching viruses such as Covid-19 from the previous user of the equipment.

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