How it works is, someone who is infected would use the bench or equipment. Then the next unlucky person would use it get skin contact with the bacteria. That's how a person gets infected.

Or

Your pet dog or cat go outside, roll on the grass or play with other stray dogs who are infected too. Then they come back and have skin contact with you.

It's not exactly personal hygiene but really, what can you do to totally avoid it? Sometimes just unlucky.

Cautious ppl buy gym eq home and quit public gym subscription.