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The recent New York Times article, "Be Sure Exercise Is All You Get at the Gym" puts us on guard about hygiene and personal health at the gym. Stretching on a mat, alternating between an elliptical and a stationary bike, or wiping off sweat with a towel might not be as harmless as you might think. As the article explains, at the gym, athletes are prone to a number of health-risks:

Recreational athletes as well as participants in organized sports are prone to fungal, viral and bacterial skin infections. Sweat, abrasion and direct or indirect contact with the lesions and secretions of others combine to make every athlete