Tehachapi News

Sculpt365 takes disinfecti­ng to another level

- BY DARLA A. BAKER dbaker@tehachapin­ews.com

In the days since COVID-19, maintainin­g good health, but in a safe environmen­t, has become top priority.

Understand­ing that gym services are vital to good health, Sculpt365 Health Clubs continue to remain open 24 hours a day, and have been the only such facilities in Kern County to be allowed to operate as an essential business, much like a doctor’s office.

Sculpt365 locations in Tehachapi and Bakersfiel­d are also the only health clubs in California with the AirPHX system that kills the coronaviru­s both in the air and on surfaces.

Two years ago, gym owner Terry Delamater said, he read an article in one of his fitness magazines about the system. Encouraged by the article, Delamater contacted AirPHX to inquire about purchasing them for his health clubs.

He first installed the system at Scupt365 in Oildale, which was chosen as a beta test site.

More recently, he installed one in the Tehachapi health club.

According to its website, (airphx.com) AirPHX test results show on average a 90 percent reduction of pathogens in the air and 95 percent on surfaces in facilities where the filtration system has been installed.

“AirPHX is not a filter or chemical disinfecta­nt, but a patented plasma chamber that modifies oxygen molecules, killing bacteria and viruses on a cellular level. Because of AirPHX, our health clubs do not have the musty odor of a gym. The air smells clean and fresh due to the conversion of some oxygen molecules into hydrogen peroxide, while achieving a hospital level of cleanlines­s,” Delamater said.

Delamater went on to say that every piece of equipment at his health clubs can now be thoroughly cleaned using the system by misting it with the hydrogen peroxide.

Said Delamater, “The level of cleanlines­s is much greater than using a spray bottle or rag. I’m not trying to say that the system takes away all the risks of the coronaviru­s. If you are working out at the gym, and another person with the virus gets too close to you, then you have that potential. But you are not going to get it by picking up a weight or using a piece of equipment that somebody had used.”

GLOWING REVIEWS

“We’re very pleased with our AirPHX units. The odors from our locker room disappeare­d almost immediatel­y. The test results from ‘before’ and ‘after’ germ test smears were most impressive... over a 90 percent improvemen­t. We have plans for three units: one for our wrestling room, one for our Locker room, and one for our weight room. We like the fact that all we have to do eliminate germs is to flip a switch,” wrote Loren Sandhop in 2019 on the AirPHX website.

Michael Albert of Tehachapi recommende­d Sculpt365 Tehachapi on the gym’s Facebook page.

“Great affordable gym. I love this place,” wrote Albert.

Located at 20936 Sage Lane, Sculpt 365 Health Clubs Inc. can be reached by calling 823-8205 or visiting sculpt365.fitness or the Facebook page.

 ?? COURTESY OF CASEY THACKER ?? For more informatio­n on services or membership­s available, call Sculpt365 Health Clubs Inc. at 823-8205 or visit sculpt365.fitness.
COURTESY OF CASEY THACKER For more informatio­n on services or membership­s available, call Sculpt365 Health Clubs Inc. at 823-8205 or visit sculpt365.fitness.

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