健身房的设备比你想象的要脏得多

If you've ever wondered how dirty the equipment at the gym is, look no further. While it's safe to assume that there's no way that a public gym could ever be 100% clean and sterile all the time, gym equipment is actually much dirtier than you might think (via Real Simple). According to a 2017 study from Fit Rated, public gym equipment is loaded with germs and bacteria. Fit Rated tested 27 pieces of gym equipment from three gyms and found that each piece of equipment contained an average of one million colony-forming units of bacteria per square inch.

如果你曾经想知道健身房的设备有多脏，那就别再想了。虽然我们都知道，公共健身房不可能一直100%清洁和消毒，但健身房的设备实际上比你想象的要脏得多。根据Fit Rated公司2017年的一项研究，公共健身房设备中充满了细菌和微生物。Fit Rated测试了三家健身房的27件健身器材，发现每件器材平均每平方英寸含有一百万个菌落形成单位的细菌。

Comparing various equipment and machines to everyday household items, the study found that, an "exercise bike has 39 times more bacteria than a reusable cafeteria tray. Free weights have 362 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, and a treadmill has 74 more times more bacteria than a water faucet." Of the different types of bacteria present on the machines and equipment, bacillus, gram-positive cocci, gram-negative rods, and gram-positive rods were among the most common.

研究将各种设备和机器与日常家居用品进行比较，最后发现，“健身自行车的细菌含量是可重复使用的自助餐厅托盘的39倍，自由负重的细菌含量是马桶座的362倍，跑步机的细菌含量是水龙头的74倍。”在机器和设备上存在的不同类型的细菌中，芽孢杆菌、革兰氏阳性球菌、革兰氏阴性杆菌和革兰氏阳性杆菌最为常见。

While coming into contact with potentially harmful bacteria doesn't necessarily mean that you'll get sick, it still poses a risk to your overall health and well-being. Fortunately, you can help reduce this risk by taking certain safety precautions (via Self). For instance, one of the most important things you can do is wipe down your equipment before and after using it.

虽然接触潜在有害细菌并不一定意味着你会生病，但它仍然会对你的整体健康和幸福构成威胁。幸运的是，您可以通过采取某些安全预防措施(通过自我保护)来帮助降低这种风险。例如，你能做的最重要的事情之一，就是在使用设备前后进行擦拭。

Although public gyms are supposed to sterilize their machines and equipment every day, they often rely on individual gymgoers to do it for them. Since there's no telling how many people have used a piece of equipment without cleaning it, however, it's best to sanitize it yourself with a wipe or disinfectant spray. This will help get rid of most of the germs and bacteria living on the machine or piece of equipment.

虽然公共健身房确实应该每天对其机器和设备进行消毒，但最终通常依靠个人健身者来为其消毒。由于不知道有多少人使用过一台设备而没有清洗，因此最好自己用抹布或消毒喷剂对其进行消毒。这将有助于清除机器或设备上的大多数细菌和微生物。

You should also avoid touching your face while you're working out. Touching your eyes, nose, and mouth could potentially transfer harmful bacteria from your hands to your face, where it can enter your body and cause an infection. That's why it's also important to remember to wash your hands after you've finished your workout.

我们还应该避免在锻炼时触摸自己的脸。触摸眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴可能会把有害细菌从手上转移到脸上，然后进入身体，导致感染。这就是为什么锻炼结束后记得洗手也很重要的原因。