We are an active society. We are constantly trying to lose weight and stay healthy, so we spend a lot of time in gyms and swimming pools. The locker rooms are breeding grounds for fungi that cause athlete’s foot, so please help yourself by wearing protective footgear as you shower in the locker room area. When going swimming, use supportive sandals to protect your feet on the pool deck. If you are into martial arts, yoga, or dance, if you can wear socks to protect your feet at the studio, then do so. If you can’t, then be sure to wash your feet when you get home. You can never trust the habits of other people at the studio. Do not become overly obsessive about it, but be smart. If you do, you’ll be able to significantly lessen your chance of picking up athlete’s foot.