Post by louise devane on Aug 30, 2013 19:37:46 GMT
Haven't been on the forum in a long long time. I thought I would start writing some more, face book doesn't allow a lot of words. Here's my first topic that I want to rant on about.
Hygiene !!!!
Was reading OK magazine last week and did you know that only 35% of women actually change there gym gear!!! According to them that's true. When I read that I was actually shocked and horrified to be honest. I¡¦m not on targeting anyone, I'm just writing about what I read. Being in the health and fitness industry myself I know the hygiene topic has been brought up before. I do think in our business "Martial Arts" gloves should be changed every 4 to 6 months depending on how much you use them, sparring gear should be wiped down every time it is used IE that's why sweat towels are important. If you sweat in your clothes they should be changed ie that's why you should change t shirts going from one class to the next. Also we do a lot of partner stuff in class and it is not fair on them. Dirty clothes, dirty gym gear and dirty equipment carry bacteria. I know your probably reading this and saying " we know all this already" but do you
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This is just one of my rants and can safely say me as a women I change my gym gear everyday, I couldn¡¦t put the same clothes in my bag and take them out the next day and go again. There you go
Hygiene !!!!
Was reading OK magazine last week and did you know that only 35% of women actually change there gym gear!!! According to them that's true. When I read that I was actually shocked and horrified to be honest. I¡¦m not on targeting anyone, I'm just writing about what I read. Being in the health and fitness industry myself I know the hygiene topic has been brought up before. I do think in our business "Martial Arts" gloves should be changed every 4 to 6 months depending on how much you use them, sparring gear should be wiped down every time it is used IE that's why sweat towels are important. If you sweat in your clothes they should be changed ie that's why you should change t shirts going from one class to the next. Also we do a lot of partner stuff in class and it is not fair on them. Dirty clothes, dirty gym gear and dirty equipment carry bacteria. I know your probably reading this and saying " we know all this already" but do you
?. This is just one of my rants and can safely say me as a women I change my gym gear everyday, I couldn¡¦t put the same clothes in my bag and take them out the next day and go again. There you go
. (I bought my own set years ago when I started training in DN 15). Just a thought as we should all take hygiene more seriously and thanks to Louise for raising the issue.