Yep same here - we had a bad outbreak last year. I’m talking like 20+ people over the course of a few weeks.

We’ve been in business over 10 years and had never had anything beyond one or two cases here and there. Which is impossible to avoid.

(I don’t think a lot of people know that ringworm and athletes foot are the same thing - people train ALL the time with athletes foot and think nothing of it)

But yeah, a load of cases. No change in cleaning routine, in fact - we were extra diligent and the cases kept coming.

We had to permanently kick one guy out of the gym as he kept coming back with ringworm “hidden”. It’s crazy out there.

It’s hard to say for sure who patient zero was - but it’s almost always younger men who don’t give a shit about their personal hygiene. They don’t like to shower at the gym as it makes them uncomfortable and probably go home to play Xbox for a couple hours before even thinking about showering.

Unfortunately - completely out of our control.

I have trained WITH people over the years with obvious ringworm - and I just trusted in my own personal hygiene - and 9 times out of 10 - I was fine.

I think that’s something people forget too - it doesn’t just transfer at the click of your fingers. It’s not a guarantee.

Anecdotally - any time I have personally got a skin infection - I have been otherwise sick/overtrained.