The guidance covers high-touch equipment, locker rooms, floor treatment, odor control, and service cadence for gyms and fitness centers.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A new set of cleaning and disinfection recommendations for fitness facilities has been released by JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting in Philadelphia. These buildings combine shared equipment, warm and damp locker rooms, and constant skin contact with mats and benches — conditions that are associated with the spread of skin infections like MRSA and ringworm.
What makes fitness facilities unique is the heavy reuse of surfaces; a single piece of equipment may be handled by dozens of members between cleanings. According to the recommendations, fitness cleaning programs focus on the following areas:
High-touch equipment receives disinfection with full contact time. Handles, grips, benches, and machine surfaces are treated with products left wet for their labeled dwell time. While member wipe-downs are helpful, they do not replace a scheduled professional program.
Locker rooms and showers are identified as the highest-risk zone. These warm, wet, shared spaces get frequent and thorough disinfection of floors, benches, and fixtures, with special attention to damp corners where organisms thrive.
Floor treatment is matched to the specific zone. Rubberized weight-room flooring, studio floors, and locker room tile each require different products; using the wrong one either fails to disinfect or damages the floor.
Odor is addressed at its source. Gym odor comes from bacteria in sweat-saturated surfaces and soft materials, and it is a common complaint in member reviews. Consistent deep cleaning of those surfaces removes the odor; air fresheners only mask it temporarily.
A cleaning cadence is aligned with operating hours. Many fitness facilities run from early morning to late night or around the clock, and disinfection is scheduled during or immediately after peak usage.
"People assume a gym is clean if it looks tidy, but tidy and disinfected are not the same thing in a building full of shared equipment and sweat," said Chad Janak, President at JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting in Philadelphia. "The two things that lose members are catching something and smelling something. Both come down to whether the high-touch surfaces and the locker rooms are being disinfected on a real schedule."
The Philadelphia region hosts a wide variety of fitness facilities, ranging from large chain clubs and boutique studios in the city to suburban gyms across Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties, as well as fitness centers inside corporate campuses, apartment communities, and hotels. The office provides gym cleaning in Philadelphia, commercial cleaning in Philadelphia, and fitness center cleaning in Chester County. Facility walkthroughs are available upon request at (610) 209-7589.
About JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting in Philadelphia
JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting in Philadelphia delivers commercial cleaning and disinfection services throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding counties, including Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks. The office serves medical facilities, offices, auto dealerships, restaurants and food service operations, fitness centers, financial institutions, industrial sites, and retail locations through certified franchise owners who use standardized, industry-specific cleaning systems. It is part of the JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchise network, which operates across 41 states and 9 countries. Cleaning and disinfecting services are provided by independently owned and operated JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchisees. Learn more at jan-pro.com/philadelphia/.
Andrew Johnson
JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting in Philadelphia
+1 (610) 209-7589
andrew.johnson@jan-pro.com
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