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Eww: One study found that three-fourths of weight equipment in gyms was contamin...

Eww: One study found that three-fourths of weight equipment in Gyms was contaminated with cold-causing rhinoviruses, and even wiping surfaces down twice didn't completely nix germs. Read on if you dare: http://bit.ly/PmgTjK
Your Gym's Dirty Little Secrets
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Before you re-up for another year, there's a thing or two you should know about health clubs. (Hint: We're using that term loosely.) read more..

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Working out in the early hours

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Night owls, insomniacs, shift workers and other denizens of the dark are finding less need to fit their workout time into the nine-to-five world. More gyms are remaining open round the clock, experts say, spurred by advances in surveillance and security technology, clients' ever more fluid work habits and a generation of multi-tasking consumers. "A lot of people work untraditional times and they take advantage of clubs open at all hours," said Carl Liebert, CEO of 24 Hour Fitness, an international chain of health clubs, most of them open around the clock. ... read more..

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