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If that time wasn't on top of my required working hours I'd be all for it!

Dh works a job with physical requirements like that at least when you first start. Then it tends to be that the younger people get there early to work out at work!

@Boogs: my dad worked for a company that paid for their gym membership IF they went a certain number of times per month. So my very non athletic dad went his required number of days because he is cheap, he got healthier, and the company had a healthier employee.

Absolutely! Minus family responsibilities, if I could scoot out early for a paid workout- AWESOME!

My work has a very supportive employee heath program. We get $25 a month in gym dues and incentives for participating in various workout goals. We have to go 8 times a month to earn it, easy with the available childcare at the Y. The hardest part for me is just competing the paperwork for it.

Same as @NavyRN2012, except that we are given/encouraged to work out at least 3 hours a week. Some people take more, others less, but a high standard of physical fitness is part of the job. Our unit doesn't do group PT though, thankfully. I prefer to work out on my own, although I like some group sports and yoga.

@Foodnerd81: I agree that a job that requires you to work out for looks' sake alone would be tacky. But if it were to encourage you to work out, and pay you for doing so, for the physical and mental health benefits, I think we'd all jump on board.

I used to work for National Defence and so most of my coworkers were military. They were required to work out for an hour a day as part of their work time so as a nice perk they was also extended to me. It was so great to be able to go to the gym and not then feel like I had to eat lunch at my desk every day.

That being said, I wouldn't be happy if I was told that I had to do it every day for appearance reasons.

I'd love that if it didn't have to be running. I enjoy exercising but I hate running.

@Mrs. Tiger: that's amazing! I wish my work did that. And had an onsite gym, haha.

I worked for a major corporation whose health plan requires us to work with a "health coach" or we would have a fee deducted from our paycheck for our benefits. My health coach decided I needed to lose weight, which was not really feasible considering that I was working 70+ hours per week there. I can see offering incentives, but not a penalty.

If the job required it to fulfill the duties, then sure--like military, fire department, etc. For a bartender, I'm assuming that's about looks, and that's just all kinds of no.

I think it's really smart for employers to incentivize healthier habits. Like, my husband's firm just started a program where they use your fitbit or other health tracker data and make it a little competition, giving rewards to employees who take the most steps (dh has been training for a half-marathon so he's kicking butt, lol!). my old employer had a gym on the premises. but penalties for not working out if the job doesn't require physical work would seem all kinds of invasive/paternalistic.

I think it would be awesome, especially if they paid for the time! And if I could do a workout that wasn't always just running.

I would love it if I get paid to work out for an hour!! What I don't have is time, so if they are willing to let me take an hour out of working time to exercise, I'd be all for it!