Going to The Gym: The Benefits Outweigh the Risks
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Image credit: Sploid TreeHugger has pointed out the environmental costs of going to the gym before; I have been using this silly photograph that says it all since 2006. Now Sara points out in her post The Hidden Dangers of the Gym: Grimy and Downright Nasty that they also harbour CA-MRSA (Community acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), and could "make you sick, Really, really sick." Sara notes that "The deadly infection is linked to more than 18,000 deaths per year in the US." But you know what will make you sicker and perhaps even kill you? Not going to the gym. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger