Do you wear something on your feet in the locker room or not?
With all the icky stuff around, I started to wear plastic slides in the locker, shower & on to the pool deck since they let all the parents wear their outside shoes on the deck to watch their kids do lessons.
I always wear flip flops around water, whether at the lake, beach, or the pool. But, the main reason I wear them is so I don't step on something that might puncture my foot, or worse yet, slip and fall, which might prevent me from swimming either way.
I agree with Patrick, I think all that magical chlorine should take care of any nasty bugs, but it won't do anything for a shard of broken glass/plastic or a sharp rock.
I come across occasional plastic junk in the showers at my gym (caps from bottles, etc.) that are almost invisible on a wet floor. I usually find them when I step on them and hear a distinctive "crunch". When that happens, I am so glad I have my heavy duty Speedo sandals on. :agree:
I have two pairs of flip flops that I use for guarding and in the locker room. They come home with me to dry out and go in the laundry at least weekly. they are then dried in the sun.
I do have problems with people wearing outdoor shoes into the pool area. Caught between enforce the rules and be nice to the patrons. There is no real solution to that.
I hadn't thought about shoes in the pool area...yeah that's a problem.
I know people that won't even step foot in the locker room. They change outside under a towel, or just wear their suit to/from the pool.
When I went to get my spravka here (what? You don't know what a spravka is? Read my blog!), the doctor advised I wear flip-flops. Apparently, many who go to Russian gyms get plantar warts, or worse.
I got plantar warts about 10 years ago, and it was from the changing room at our base's pool. Had those damn things for about 5 years and I can uncategorically say that not much else is worse. I'll wear flip-flops for the rest of my life it that means no more of those warts.
:bow: Good idea. I tried aqua shoes & that seems to help me in the locker room & the pool . Aqua shoes are now used for foot wear & kicking set & that does not hurt my hip so much.
