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Clean Up Your Act F
A clean club isn’t just a point of pride, it’s a money-maker. BY BARB GORMLEY
itness clubs are unique settings when it comes to germs. Like any crowded public space they can be a breeding ground for
bothersome dust bunnies to serious viruses. But unlike many spaces, clubs are home to crowds of heavy-breath- ing sweaty members who, within a one-hour visit, can touch dozens of surfaces.
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benches, locker doors, shower cur- tains, shower faucets, and more. According to Sarbit, while every
“In an office there’s usually just
one person touching the computer, phone and door knob, but in a club there are scores of people transferring their sweat and germs to each piece of equipment,” says Jared Sarbit, a partner at Picture Perfect Cleaning Inc., which serves clubs in Calgary and Edmonton. And it’s not just the equipment
handles and upholstery where they’re leaving germy residue and wet body prints; there is also the entry turn- stile, the water fountain, exercise mats,
club should aim to shine and sparkle, spaces that look and smell clean aren’t necessarily germ-free or bacteria-free. You can easily wipe away sticky fin- gerprints on walls and mop up puddles of sweat on mats, but you can’t see the germs that may be left behind. So where are the germs hiding? Water fountains often get touched
as many times as machines, but mem- bers and staff rarely think to clean them. And if they do, a quick swipe with an anti-bacterial wipe might not kill what’s there and should be
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