Scabies From A Gym Mat

If you pick up a rash from the gym you want to know exactly what it is and whether or not it is serious.

Scabies from a gym mat.

However again this isn t a common way to catch scabies. Everything about scabies involves itching. Like i said if it was easy to catch scabies this way every second person in yoga class would have it. Jennifer ashton discusses a recent patient who found out she got scabies from the gym.

Most of the time when you get a rash while at the gym it is the result of your body sweating releasing what are called histamines which result in swelling and redness of the skin in certain areas where perspiration is more prevalent. Its main symptom is a fierce intense itch. Scabies rightly deserves the reputation for itching. Protect yourself at the gym so you don t catch it in the first place.

If you are using pilates or yoga mats that haven t been cleaned properly between uses it is possible though unlikely that you could catch scabies from them. How can you protect yourself. The condition is caused by a tiny mite sometimes called an itch mite. Here are eight gym germs to avoid.

Even the name comes from the latin word for itch this preoccupation with the itch is very telling about this skin disorder.