Aviation technology fight bacteria in gyms
By Effective Communication
An innovative new product which is set to revolutionise the way gyms and fitness centres fight bacteria has been launched by a Welsh company.
GymGuard has been designed to reduce cross-contamination and infection of both gym users and fitness staff and is the first product of its kind targeted at the leisure industry in the UK.
The product was originally formulated for use by aviation giants Boeing to clean and sanitise the high use cabin fixtures and fittings on board passenger jets.
It has now been adapted by water treatment and protection experts Garod Thomas and Steve Bosher to protect gym equipment and its users from the spread of 99.999% of all known germs, and has been formulated to be effective against Swine Flu and the community-acquired MRSA superbug which has been contracted by over 100 men and women in gyms and sports centres across the UK in recent years.
The business partners, who have more than 20 years experience working in the water treatment and pharmaceutical industries, now run the successful South Wales based water filtration and testing company Intelligent Water Solutions, which has its headquarters in Port Talbot.
GymGuard is pumped on to a towel or piece of blue roll from a wall dispenser in the gym and wiped over the surface of equipment before and after use, and can also be used as a skin sanitizer as it is harmless when in contact with human skin.
It then coats the surface of the equipment to neutralise all bacteria present and also provides a barrier to the spread of germs and bacteria in the gym which lasts for days unlike traditional sanitizers which stop fighting bacteria as soon as they dry.
The non-toxic, non-hazardous, polymer based product offers unrivalled protection for gym users – killing a huge range of microbes, bacteria, fungi and mould while reducing cross contamination and infection between gym users.
Due to its hydrophobic properties, GymGuard forces itself into hard to reach bacteria breeding areas – like the stitching on exercise bike seats – and then breaks down the developing bacteria. The product then forms a protective film excluding further bacteria from settling.
Following a comprehensive test period in gyms across South Wales, where the partners received rave responses from both gym users and staff, GymGuard has been launched for use in gyms across the UK.
GymGuard’s Garod Thomas said: “The response that we have had from both gym staff and users has been excellent and as people have started using the product they have questioned why something like this wasn’t available before.
“Not only does GymGuard create a more pleasant training environment and an all-in-one cleaning solution for all gym surfaces, but regular application will ensure that an anti-bacterial coating protects all surfaces in the gym resulting in the vast reduction of potential cross contamination and infections between people present in the gym.
“Gyms are clean places, but due to the number of people exercising in a small, warm area, sharing equipment means that naturally bacteria will spread.
“Gym users are more educated now than ever before on how to train well and how to look after themselves, and from the testing that we have done GymGuard has become a valuable extension of their care and education while working out.”
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