Gym water fountains

[kandaandm]

So I was talking to my fiance' the other day and mentioned something to her about me drinking water from the gym water fountain after every set or two. She is a little OCD about germs and she freaked. She told me that the gym water fountain is a good way to get sick. What do you guys think?

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

So I was talking to my fiance' the other day and mentioned something to her about me drinking water from the gym water fountain after every set or two. She is a little OCD about germs and she freaked. She told me that the gym water fountain is a good way to get sick. What do you guys think?

Stay away from the gym fountains! A bottle of water costs $1.00 a large costs like $1.50. Much cheaper then catching something at the fountain. PLUS, who knows when was the last time the cartridge(filter) underneathe was changed.

 

[ironone1]

Ours usually taste pretty good. I'm not gonna bring 4 or 5 water bottles in with me for a workout. Most people refill their water bottles from the water fountain. I can't stand when these morons spit their gum out in the water fountain, makes me sick.

The way I look at it is your hands are on so much equipment during a workout that your gonna pick up germs anyways. You gotta make sure you wash them alot when your in the bathroom and at the end of your workout with soap. We have spray bottles and towels around the gym but some people are too lazy to clean the machines off properly.

 

[slimjones]

the only thing that could give you germs is the bar you push to get the water...unless someone is retarded enough (and yes, i know their out there) to stick their friggin' lips ON the dog gone fountain then you shouldnt get germs from it. I always hold the bar down for a few seconds before i go in for a sip anyway.....

 

[Chrysler]

In the decade I've been attending the gym the sickest I've ever gotten was when I walked into the Gold's Gym locker room during primetime hours...

Anyways, the water fountain? Life's too short. But, to each their own.

 

[sbv]

keep drinking from the fountain... where does that OCD behavior end? all barbells, machines and dumbbell handles are full of germs. can you possibly get sick from the gym? yes

is it worth cleaning every piece of equipment and bringing your own water bottle? lol. germs build up your immune system anyway. I see chicks wipe every piece of equipment they use with that blue cleaning solution at the gym... it's nothing but silly irrational behavior which is typical of women

 

[bigheinz]

I have been running by different gyms in different countrys for 22 years bro, nothing to fear. I you going to get a flu, you going to get it from your wife or just walking in the street.

The only way for stop drinking from the sink is if it is some salmonela alert or something similar around your area.

About the bottles of water, lets say you take 5 a day at $1.5 is comes up to $225 a month, and i dont get a bottle of water at my gym for less than $2.5

Germs have been around since the earth started so if it is going to attack you, it is going anywhere and at any time you can even imaging.

 

[Phidias]

About the bottles of water, lets say you take 5 a day at $1.5 is comes up to $225 a month, and i dont get a bottle of water at my gym for less than $2.5

Is water that expansive in the US?

Here an 1.5l bottle cost on average 0.2$... 0.6$ being the highest price you can pay for brands such as EVIAN or PERRIER (which you can find in the US too).

 

[slimjones]

Is water that expansive in the US?

Here an 1.5l bottle cost on average 0.2$... 0.6$ being the highest price you can pay for brands such as EVIAN or PERRIER (which you can find in the US too).

I knew we were getting screwed!!! Just didnt know how hard! Now i do.

 

[Emmortal]

Using them is a good way to keep your immune system healthy. People are so fucking germophobic these days its not even funny. I use them all the time, I get sick 1 time a year tops.

 

[ironone1]

keep drinking from the fountain... where does that OCD behavior end? all barbells, machines and dumbbell handles are full of germs. can you possibly get sick from the gym? yes

is it worth cleaning every piece of equipment and bringing your own water bottle? lol. germs build up your immune system anyway. I see chicks wipe every piece of equipment they use with that blue cleaning solution at the gym... it's nothing but silly irrational behavior which is typical of women

Yeah that's what i'm saying. I see these girls wipe off the cardio machines before they get on each one. I wipe it off afterwards with a spray bottle and towel like I'm supposed to, but I don't do it before,and only on the cardio machines. Your on like 10 or more machines in a workout, I'm not gonna take the time to wipe every one off, be serious.

 

[eroc613]

Water fountains in gyms suck! I never been to a gym were the fountain was even remotely close to the free weights.

 

[garcia]

Read This Link

This was the first thing that crossed my mind when I read the topic of this thread. I know this link is from "Fixed News," but the story was proliferated through all the networks a couple months ago. Not good! I need to buy some water from Costco (.40-.45/bottle) and remember to bring to gym.


**broken link removed**

 

[Uluwatu]

I hate when people spit loogies in them.

When I saw someone do that, it was the last time I drank from a water fountain. It has actually been about 2 years since I have drank from any water fountain, not just the gym fountains.

 

[Chrysler]

This was the first thing that crossed my mind when I read the topic of this thread. I know this link is from "Fixed News," but the story was proliferated through all the networks a couple months ago. Not good! I need to buy some water from Costco (.40-.45/bottle) and remember to bring to gym.


**broken link removed**

Thank you for that. With this evidence I can bring my toilet water drinking habits out into public. I no longer need to be a 'closet' water closet drinker.

 

[BALDNAZI]

LOL

Am I the only one that brings a gallon jug of water to the gym? Im not in the gym to waste time going back and forth to the fountain.

 

[Chrysler]

Am I the only one that brings a gallon jug of water to the gym? Im not in the gym to waste time going back and forth to the fountain.

I used to do that, but then I noticed that I still would walk back and forth to the water fountain between every set. I think it's because I'm always so jacked up on stimulants when I'm lifting weights that I can't sit still long enough to enjoy a nice jug of water.

 

[kandaandm]

ya I hate lug'n a gallon jug of water around with me though

 

[kandaandm]

I was reading these posts to my fiance' and she told me that she's scarred because the first day she went to sign up for the gym she saw some guy spit a big loogie in the fountain...She said she'd rather let our dogs lick her in the mouth one thousand times then drink from the water fountain.

 

[BOOMSHAKER]

Supermarket, 89 cents to 1.30 for a gallon of the cheap store brand of purified water. I either buy my water bottle at the gym or I have a Brita water pitcher in the fridge. I fill up my big water bottle before I hit the gym and drink through out. I see too many damn grown ups that have the mentality of a 10year old and put their damn lips around the opening of the water fountain. F- that! A gallon of Spring water is very cheap.