Keeping Your Gymnasts Healthy During a Flu Outbreak

Keeping Your Gymnasts Healthy During a Flu Outbreak

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by Bob Wilson in Gyms & Coaches

Swine flu or no swine flu, keeping your gymnasts healthy should always be your top priority. Of course, now that yet another disease is sweeping across the country, parents, gym owners and even gymnasts are on the warpath against germs.

And we all know germs love gyms. So, what can you do to keep your gymnasts healthy and encourage a clean, safe environment?

Put Out Hand Sanitizer

Make hand sanitizer widely available and put some by the front door. Encourage your gymnasts to use it before and after practice. It’s not 100% sterile, but every bit helps.

Enforce a No-Sick Students Policy

If they’re sick, they stay home. Simple as that, don’t let sick gymnasts come to class.

MRSA is Real

We don’t like to talk about it, but MRSA is a real danger. Keep your gymnasts and their parents informed by either making your own fact sheets to send home or contacting your local or state health department to see if they have readily available resources.

The most important factor in preventing MRSA is keeping any skin breakages clean and covered. No gymnasts should be allowed on the floor with an open wound and that includes broken heels. Also, clean your mats regularly, wiping them down with either a tea tree solution, mat disinfectant or even bleach and water.

Discourage Spitting on the Grips

I still see this at meets and I think “oh gosh, the germs!” Please discourage this practice at your gym.

Educate Your Gymnasts About Warts

Warts happen, they’re a gym reality and yes, you can wipe your mats down every night, but the best way to prevent their spread is to educate your gymnasts.

Send them home with a handout explaining what to look for, how to treat foot warts and how to keep them covered should an infection occur. Also, encourage your students to shower or at least wash their feet after every practice. And just because it’s called hand sanitizer doesn’t mean you can’t use it on your feet.

Did I miss anything? What do you do at your gym to keep your gymnasts safe and healthy?

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