Comments on Cranky Fitness: Germs and Giveaways

Oh good, I made it in time!! I don't have anything...

2008-08-05T10:01:00.000-04:00

Oh good, I made it in time!! I don't have anything witty to say, so I'm going to cross my fingers and hope that I'm one of the two randomly generated winners!

Long a believer of what-doesn't-kill-all-the-germs...

2008-08-04T12:02:00.000-04:00

Long a believer of what-doesn't-kill-all-the-germs-makes-the -undead-germs-even-stronger, I usually take pride in not carrying around a hand sanitizer key chain or lysoling every keyboard I touch.

Someone is trying to teach me a lesson because shortly after reading this post on Friday I noticed a tickle in my throat. By Friday night I woke up every hour to suck on a Fisherman's Friend lozenge and now, on Monday, I'm mouth breathing and blowing my nose every 3 minutes....

Where could I've gotten this nastiness? I'm firmly convinced it was the gym and I blame a combination of the lack of spray bottles and the overabundance of people not wearing enough clothing for a night out, let alone running on a treadmill.

Please send me the gym soap and I will never laugh at sanitizer key chains again!

My daughter dances ballet around seven hours a wee...

2008-08-04T11:24:00.000-04:00

My daughter dances ballet around seven hours a week. Her feet are nasty. I would try anything to kill her athlete's foot fungus before it spreads to the rest of us. Ew.

Teatree oil is amazing!Antiseptic/ Bacterial Prope...

2008-08-04T08:56:00.000-04:00

Teatree oil is amazing!

Antiseptic/ Bacterial Properties:
A general disinfectant that fights bacteria in all kinds of wounds and infections.
Anti-Fungal Properties:
Treats fungal diseases affecting humans and animals.
Anti-Viral Properties:
Fights may common infectious diseases.
Anti-Inflammatory Properties:
Good skin penetration capabilities.
Antimicrobial Properties:
Extremely low potential for skin irritation or sensitisation.
Immuno-Stimulant:
Helps the body to fight off all kinds of infections. This is especially important if the body is weakened already.
Cleans Wounds:
Tea tree oil dissolves pus and cleans the surface of wounds without damage to the tissue.
Repairs Skin:
Tea tree oil helps skin to heal by by encouraging the formation of new scar tissue.

:)

G-Gotta love itY-Yikes! 4 kids, I need a lot of so...

2008-08-03T21:40:00.000-04:00

G-Gotta love it
Y-Yikes! 4 kids, I need a lot of soap!
M-Mealtime isn't the same without it.

S-Singing "Happy Birthday" while I lather.
O-Once a day in the shower.
A-Again after doing my "business."
P-PLEASE,PLEASE,PLEASE: I NEED SOAP!!

I'd love to try thisluckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]n...

2008-08-03T20:14:00.000-04:00

I'd love to try this

luckydolls123[at]verizon[dot]net

I would love that soap. When I wear my stilettos t...

2008-08-03T08:34:00.000-04:00

I would love that soap. When I wear my stilettos to the gym to workout, much as I imagine the hot chic in the pic does, I find that my feet get extra sweaty. It's my piggy toes getting squashed into the ends of those cockroach killers that really does it, especially when I'm on the elliptical. And I almost pulled a hammy that one time.

My gym is pretty clean, cuz we clean off equipment - most of us anyway - after using. Except the free weights....shudder~~~~

Yeah, I probably won't be buying that soap any tim...

2008-08-02T23:48:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I probably won't be buying that soap any time soon (despite the fact that I'll be in the gym twice a week at least for my college Yoga class).
I do know how dangerous staph infections can be, but isn't that what "shower sandals" are for? Or am I incorrect in my thinking?
I admit that I wash my hands after using the restroom, touching/cleaning something "dirty," or putting my hands in something I'd rather not (mixing my cat's dry/wet mix catfood right now, as we're trying to transition to wet). I'm not that obsessive. Maybe someday, when I get knocked up and have kids I'll worry and fret - but while it's just me and Kyle, we're all right enough.

Oooooo ooooo ooooo! Me me me!!I wasn't a germophop...

2008-08-02T22:51:00.000-04:00

Oooooo ooooo ooooo! Me me me!!

I wasn't a germophope until I picked up a bacterial sinus infection on the plane back from Baghdad and spent a full week flat on my arse. Turns out, I'm not invincible! Hrrrruuummpphhh!

So my new gym is packed with college kids from God Knows Where...and you know any school setting is a festering petri dish. I'd love a bottle of the cool soap...I can rub some of it on my hands before showing off my 5 pullups. I could have mothered any other gym goer there...but showing off isn't so great if you end up with a staph infection for your trouble.

*OH* and this gym? Their version of the omnipresent spray-bottle-of-antiseptic smells just like water and instead of paper towels? It's a filty wash cloth. HELP!!

(I love this gym anyway...it's close to my house and all the equipment is top-notch and brand-spankin' new.)

I don't like germs, I'm lacking in the bulk muscle...

2008-08-02T22:03:00.000-04:00

I don't like germs, I'm lacking in the bulk muscle department, and I'm very fair skinned.

I am willing to volunteer to use this soap with great frequency for research purposes to see if I turn into a buff, bronzed (and clean) award winning body builder. ;)

I am a total germaphobe, like the kind that will p...

2008-08-02T12:14:00.000-04:00

I am a total germaphobe, like the kind that will prolly eventually turn into the little old lady with plastic covered couches. But I use reg soap at home as to not kill the "good" ones with the "bad" ones in the septic tank.

The gym: nothing worse than going to the locker room and get a glimpse of a woman, NAKED, sitting on the bench, WITH NO TOWEL DOWN putting her clothes on. Can I get an "ewwww"?

I was at the airport over the last two days (a huge amount of germs lurking in the shadows there). I was so grossed by having to take off my shoes and walk barefooted where everyone else was walking barefooted. Ick.

I need gym soap because I work/live in a hospital....

2008-08-02T00:40:00.000-04:00

I need gym soap because I work/live in a hospital. The staph is everywhere even on the staff. Just kidding about the staff they are very clean. But residents need soap.

I would love to win some soap! Thanks :)

2008-08-01T19:23:00.000-04:00

I would love to win some soap! Thanks :)

Oh, dear...she is very...shiny.

2008-08-01T18:54:00.000-04:00

Oh, dear...she is very...shiny.

Ooo, I want some. I'm going to be taking a lot mor...

2008-08-01T18:10:00.000-04:00

Ooo, I want some. I'm going to be taking a lot more at-gym showers soon, and I want to be cool with some fancy soap!

Thanks for the links ;) That will keep me busy for...

2008-08-01T15:53:00.000-04:00

Thanks for the links ;) That will keep me busy for awhile. I am not a gym-go-er yet but have sooooooooooo many germs in my home. I am a little OCD anyway, so I am constantly washing, scrubbing, sanitizing. Want to know the worst part? I have 22 month old identical twins girls in diapers still but i am trying to potty train my little "angels" because their new trick is to take off their diaper when full and leave it anywhere they can scare mommy! I think they have double-teamed me. What's germier than toddler poop?

I can't believe I've never heard of this product. ...

2008-08-01T14:03:00.000-04:00

I can't believe I've never heard of this product. Clearly, I should resign myself to the fact that I've been a very dirty gym goer.

my fiance plays hockey and it does make me nervous...

2008-08-01T13:53:00.000-04:00

my fiance plays hockey and it does make me nervous that he will get MRSA. It smells so bad! We have got his equipment cleaned professionally a few times but this soap would be great!

I don't mind normal germs, but I actually transfer...

2008-08-01T13:28:00.000-04:00

I don't mind normal germs, but I actually transferred from a gym that was dirty and MOLDY to a cleaner branch of the smae outfit, even though i could walk to the dirty one and have to drive to the clean one.

So, yeah, I get it about the soap and wouldn't mind winning some.

BTW, Marijke says she knows why some contests are U.S. only. Well, I live in the U.S. but I don't know why. Crabby, when you get a minute from all your exercise and fixing healthy meals and whatnot could you tell us. 'Cause if you did, I either missed it or, more likely, forgot.

Terrie

oooo, i want some! not feeling creative today, so...

2008-08-01T13:25:00.000-04:00

oooo, i want some! not feeling creative today, so just sign me up for the random drawing.

I'd like some soap. I'd also like some creativity...

2008-08-01T13:03:00.000-04:00

I'd like some soap. I'd also like some creativity to come up with a good reason for it, but it's Friday.

Thinks... nope, I've got nothing. Maybe some soap would make me more creative?

Im out I want morehow selfish I knowbut when I wor...

2008-08-01T12:55:00.000-04:00

Im out I want more
how selfish I know
but when I work out I SWEAT
I GLISTEN I GLOW.

and others do too
the gym? filled with yuck.
so make me the winner!
now THAT wouldnt suck.

Intellectually, I realize that using triclosan con...

2008-08-01T12:47:00.000-04:00

Intellectually, I realize that using triclosan contributes to the proliferation of MRSA and other "superbugs" by clearing the field of benign bacteria and as such is probably detrimental to the public health.

That said, I work out in a boxing gym where it's not uncommon to realize in the middle of a set of push-ups that your hands are planted smack dab in a huge blood smear.

Dunno if triclosan kills hepatitis C, but I can totally sympathize with you germophobes sometimes. Shudder.

I spent three days in the hospital last Labor Day ...

2008-08-01T12:27:00.000-04:00

I spent three days in the hospital last Labor Day weekend will salmonella poisoning -- complete with CAT scan and colonoscopy. Joy!

Let's just say I'm now fairly fanatical about germ fighting.

I'm a germ slacker too. What doesn't kill you mak...

2008-08-01T12:21:00.000-04:00

I'm a germ slacker too. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger and all that!