Danger: Barefoot At The Gym!

Awesome workout! But you forgot your shower shoes. Bummer! You can let your feet go commando in the gym shower or stay sweaty ’til you get home. Decisions, decisions. What REALLY happens when you go barefoot in the locker room?

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Step 1:

Best Case

You’ll take your shower, get dressed, and go home. Your feet will be fine, and so will you.

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Step 2:

Worst Case

The warm, moist environment of a locker room is a hotbed for fungus, and fungus can cause athlete’s foot and hard, yellow toenails. Bacteria and viruses can also thrive in a locker room, including the virus that causes plantar warts.

It’s not going to kill you, but going barefoot at the gym be awfully cruel to your feet. You have the facts, now you make the call.

Tags: exercise, Health Tips

2 Comments »

1. wow that’s pretty gross

   Comment by Jessica — August 6, 2008 @ 9:50 am

2. Never a good idea, but thanks for the reiteration

   Comment by Lydia — August 7, 2008 @ 6:15 am

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