Planet Fitness promotes a culture of cleanliness, encouraging its members to practice proper hygiene etiquette by wiping down the equipment after each use. Locations usually have easily accessible spray bottles and paper towel dispensers. However, the popular gym chain is being called out by one of its members in Myrtle Beach, California. She discovered rashes all over her body after using the tanning bed.
In a TikTok slideshow with over 132,000 views, TikTok creator Michaela (@videodumpmk) posts the aftermath from a recent visit to Planet Fitness. “Thank you, Planet Fitness for this strange and painful rash???” she writes in the text overlay, blasting the fitness facility.
She reveals a glimpse of the rash on her body. A large, light pink, scaly patch is on one of her shoulder blades, and another is on the back of her arm. Then, the second slide features the extent of the rash. It covers the center of her back and extends to underneath her shirt.
What Caused This?
Many viewers accused Michaela of not cleaning the tanning bed properly, which they believed created the rash…