The Importance of Keeping a Clean Locker Room Shower
It doesn’t matter what you’re training (football, basketball, boxing and so on) – the common thing in all sport teams is that after good training you all hit the showers in the locker room. But do you ever consider just how dirty the locker room showers get after they’ve been used by so many people? I am sure that the place you’re training has maintenance staff but it would be great if you stepped in and helped with the cleaning.
Keeping the equipment in your gym clean is the most important part of gymnasium hygiene but the dirty locker room shower can cause some trouble as well. Studies show that in 99% of cases, locker room showers are swarmed with dangerous bacteria that can cause major health issues such as diseases, rashes and infections. Luckily, cleaning the locker room showers is not hard at all and they should be properly sanitised at least once in a week. So here is how you clean your team’s locker room shower.
The only problem with cleaning the shower room is that it takes some time – the locker room shower has to be shut and no one should be allowed to use it for a good 24 hours. The premises needs time to properly air dry before you attempt any cleaning procedure. You can cut the water supply to that room in order to be sure that nobody will use it. By letting all the moisture to air dry – the bacteria won’t have a good environment to keep their growth spree. According to a friend of mine that works for a company that provides cleaning services in London, you should take out all shampoo bottles, moveable soap trays, sponges, mats, towels and other bathroom accessories from the shower room and clean them separately.
You should sanitise the locker room shower with multiple types of detergents. They are good against dangerous disease-spreading bacteria. We all know that commercial cleaning products contain a high amount of harsh chemicals that are also bad for you and the environment but after all – this no home environment and you’re exposed to them every day. This time an exception is allowed. Bleach is also good when it comes to disinfecting showers. When you start cleaning the shower room make sure that you get absolutely every surface: floor, walls, shower batteries and so on.
A new shower taking routine must be established in order to keep the dangerous bacteria in the shower room to a minimum. Every shower user should wear protective footwear – this will lessen the chance of dirt and germs spreading through feet. All wet towels must be collected in plastic bins and properly washed afterwards. All shower users should be responsible and sanitise their individual lockers every week. Also, you must contact a company that provides professional cleaning services in London and arrange an overall cleaning for the whole gym, locker rooms and shower rooms at least twice a year. Thus, you will ensure that the people working out in the training facility won’t be under the threat of disease-spreading bacteria.
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