Gym members along with its fitness instructors expect cleanliness and a professional appearance in their workout space. These businesses need to consider every area and surface to help keep customers happy and healthy. Gyms, fitness centers, and other wellness facilities experience significant foot traffic throughout the day, making it challenging to keep every space clean all day long.
Coverall and its Franchise Business Owners have developed customized commercial cleaning programs for gyms of all sizes throughout the country. In working with these facilities for close to 40 years, Coverall has identified the key areas in these facilities and how to best keep them clean.
Lobby and the Front Desk
The lobby is the first place members and prospective gym-goers will see when they enter the gym. A well-maintained front desk and lobby can make a powerful first impression. Here are key areas to focus on:
- Spotless desktops
- Sparkling floors, including hard floor surfaces and carpets
- Dust-free surfaces
- Trash removal
Locker Rooms
The cleanliness of locker rooms is crucial for aesthetics and hygiene. A clean locker room creates a welcoming atmosphere where people feel comfortable leaving their belongings and changing clothes.
Key gym cleaning tasks include:
- Regularly wiping down benches and countertops
- Disinfecting lockers
- Ensuring bathrooms within locker rooms are sanitized
Showers
Maintaining clean communal showers is nonnegotiable for most gym-goers. Effective cleaning requires managing moisture buildup and ensuring regular disinfection. Focus areas include:
- Walls and floors
- Showerheads and handles
- Drains and tiles
- Floors and Mats
Foot traffic isn't the only concern when keeping gym floors clean. People often do exercises like pushups, abdominal workouts, and stretches on these surfaces. Therefore, it's essential to keep floors and mats free of dirt and grime. Cleaning tasks include:
- Daily mopping and vacuuming
- Regular sanitization of mats
Cardio Equipment: Handlebars, Screens, and Touchpads
Frequently touched surfaces in fitness centers like handlebars, screens, and touchpads on cardio equipment need daily cleaning. While members are usually responsible for wiping these down after use, a professional cleaning can significantly help reduce the spread of bacteria, germs and illnesses. Cleaning tasks should include:
- Disinfecting handlebars and touchscreens
- Wiping down seats and frames
Offices
Even if offices aren't customer-facing, maintaining their cleanliness is essential. Employees appreciate a clean workspace, and regular cleaning can minimize the spread of bacteria and reduce absenteeism. Cleaning tasks for offices include:
- Dusting and wiping of surfaces
- Vacuuming floors
- Trash removal
Coverall’s Proprietary Core 4® Process
This extensive cleaning checklist can be overwhelming, especially when combined with the daily operations of running a fitness center, which is why outsourcing these services to Coverall can provide peace of mind to a gym business owner.
Coverall offers a thorough, customized clean based on the specific needs of each fitness facility. Coverall’s Franchise Business Owners are trained and certified in our Core 4® Cleaning Process, which is designed to remove the maximum amount of dirt, germs and bacteria to reduce the chance of illness spreading in your workplace.
Coverall’s Health-Based Cleaning System® is the gold standard in the commercial cleaning industry. By prioritizing cleanliness and hiring a professional cleaning service, gyms and fitness centers can provide a safe, healthy, and clean environment for their members, helping to retain members and attract new ones.
Coverall provides free commercial cleaning quotes for all types of workplaces and facilities. Get in touch to schedule an appointment.