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Gym etiquette with Jacuzzi/Jetted tub
March 12, 2026, 09:55 AM
911BossGym etiquette with Jacuzzi/Jetted tub
Curious as to thoughts on this..For a communal jetted tub at a workout facility, who has “preference” in regards to the jets jetting or leaving the jets off and soaking when there is more than one user?Whomever is there first gets to decide, others should acquiesce to that decisionAnyone wants jets on, jets onAnyone wants jets off, jets offThis is Sparta, let the strongest decide
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March 12, 2026, 09:59 AM
old rugged crossAsk Bill
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March 12, 2026, 10:00 AM
GustoferCan't help ya as I've never been in one. I'm not fond of soaking in other peoples' pee.
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March 12, 2026, 10:03 AM
229DAKCan't say I would be interested in using a communal jacuzzi.
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I'm not fond of soaking in other peoples' pee.
Or crotch sweat.
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March 12, 2026, 10:26 AM
GeorgeairAnd people want to claim that getting in a lake is gross....
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March 12, 2026, 01:09 PM
bertoLounging about in a Petri dish doesn’t sound like fun.
March 12, 2026, 01:16 PM
LS1 GTOA warm, humid, Petri dish is not the community place I imagine myself "relaxing."
To answer the question though, if the condition of the Petri dish do not meet my satisfaction (jets on, jets off, too hot, not hot enough, etc.), I do not set my gym created stinky, sweaty, ass into it
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March 12, 2026, 05:35 PM
ptruckClothing optional?
March 12, 2026, 05:55 PM
Black92LXJets on is the only way.
If you are going to a reputable gym there is nothing less sanitary about the hot tub than any other piece of equipment in the place or any swimming pool for that matter.
I go to the YMCA and have been in the hot tub their thousands of times and numerous hotel/resorts with zero issue.
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March 12, 2026, 06:13 PM
FenderBenderI always ask when the jets are off, typically I get a "please! just to lazy to get out and turn them on."
I prefer a hot spring over a hot tub, I also don't mind getting naked.
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March 12, 2026, 06:26 PM
Rey HRHThis is too weird for me. Sharing a jacuzzi with a stranger with the jets off is like slipping into a bathtub with a stranger. At least, with the jets going, there’s a proverbial reason.
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March 12, 2026, 07:30 PM
RogueJSKNo thanks.
I have no interest in steeping in human soup with anyone other than my significant other and anywhere other than my own hot tub. (Not that I'd ever spend the money to own one, mind you.)
There's no way I'd climb into a communal hot tub at a hotel or gym with a bunch of strangers with unknown hygiene and in a hot tub with unknown cleanliness.
March 12, 2026, 08:52 PM
TigerDoreA public/semi-public jacuzzi tub would be better labeled a Petri dish. It is the perfect temperature for growing bacteria.
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March 13, 2026, 06:27 AM
mrvmaxSince it wasn’t an option, I will add mine.
None of the above, people are filthy and I am not getting into water that others have been in before.
March 13, 2026, 07:10 AM
egregorequote:
I have no interest in steeping in human soup with anyone other than my significant other and anywhere other than my own hot tub. (Not that I'd ever spend the money to own one, mind you.)
Agreed on all points.
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This is too weird for me. Sharing a jacuzzi with a stranger with the jets off is like slipping into a bathtub with a stranger.
Sharing with a stranger, period.
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r0gueI see no point in climbing in a bacteria cesspool if the jets aren't even on. I'd just go take a flaming hot shower if that's the case. So I'm in the 5th option camp, which is ALWAYS ON.
March 13, 2026, 11:11 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by mrvmax:
people are filthy and I am not getting into water that others have been in before.
I had a friend who would only go into the water at the beach (Atlantic Ocean) in the morning -- "When it's fresh."
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים March 13, 2026, 11:17 AM
FenderBenderquote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
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Originally posted by mrvmax:
people are filthy and I am not getting into water that others have been in before.
I had a friend who would only go into the water at the beach (Atlantic Ocean) in the morning -- "When it's fresh."
That's funny.
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March 13, 2026, 04:04 PM
comet24Who ever get in first. People entering when someone is in there can ask.
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March 13, 2026, 05:47 PM
AglifterOnly ever saw one. It was past the shower room, and always on/also at a private boxing/strength athlete facility so hygiene standards were fairly rigorous.