{"id":4548,"date":"2009-10-19T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-20T03:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=4548"},"modified":"2009-10-17T22:09:09","modified_gmt":"2009-10-18T04:09:09","slug":"gym-germs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2009\/10\/19\/gym-germs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gym Germs &#8211; Wipe Those Machines Down!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2009\/10\/19\/gym-germs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-4552\" style=\"border: 0pt none; margin: 10px;\" title=\"gym germs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/germs.jpg\" alt=\"germs\" width=\"192\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/germs.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/germs-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a>I love that everyone at the gym is being very diligent on wiping down their cardio and weight equipment.\u00c2\u00a0 This will definitely help prevent the spread of the flu.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I see lots of people just cleaning the areas that you lean or sit on so I want to remind you of a couple of areas that need attention.<\/p>\n<p>When you wipe down a machine, make sure you clean:<\/p>\n<p>1) Many weight machines have handles.\u00c2\u00a0 Wipe these down!<\/p>\n<p>2) If you use a weight machine, make sure you clean the stick, lever, knob that adjusts the resistance.<\/p>\n<p>3) The handles of dumbbells and barbells.<\/p>\n<p>4) Lay a towel on any shared yoga mat or similar item.<\/p>\n<p>Always wash your hands after a workout!\u00c2\u00a0 These precautions will help to keep us all healthy this winter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love that everyone at the gym is being very diligent on wiping down their cardio and weight equipment.\u00c2\u00a0 This will definitely help prevent the spread of the flu.\u00c2\u00a0 However, I see lots of people just cleaning the areas that you lean or sit on so I want to remind [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,12,23,9,646,645,590,644,8,106,21],"class_list":["post-4548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-amy-mac","tag-exercise","tag-fit-life","tag-fitness","tag-flu-precautions","tag-flu-season","tag-flu-shot","tag-gym-germs","tag-health","tag-healthy","tag-withamymac"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I love that everyone at the gym is being very diligent on wiping down their cardio and weight equipment.\u00c2 This will definitely help prevent the spread of the flu.\u00c2 However, I see lots of people just cleaning the areas that you lean or sit on so I want to remind you of a couple of\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"amy\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2009\/10\/19\/gym-germs\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Amy Mac Health &amp; Fitness - High quality audio and video health shows from Amy Mac.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gym Germs \u2013 Wipe Those Machines Down! 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