Coach Jacob Small asks about sanitizing foam blocks in our gymnastics pits.
Great question.
If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment at the bottom of this post.
I’m just starting to research MRSA vis-a-vis gymnastics. Friends told me they have had reported cases at their gym.
Step 1 is frequent hand washing, of course. And increased availability of antibacterial gel.
But what else is needed?
From Wikipedia:
Prevention and infection-control strategies
Alcohol has proven to be an effective topical sanitizer against MRSA. …
Because MRSA can survive on surfaces and fabrics, …
… The National Association of Athletic Directors (NATA) recommends that cleaning of athletic gear be done on a regular basis.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UPDATE: Gym Chat has a thread called — ewww! smelly pits stink!.
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I worked at the Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute and we had foam toys for them. We sprayed them every time we used them with Betco and let them sit for 10 minutes then rinsed them. You could suggest that
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