Medrants talks about tax breaks for fitness to encourage insurance companies to provide fitness benefits.
Actually my school district is already involved — we get discounts from several different clubs — and payroll deduction. We also get a discount to other clubs through Cigna Insurance, our health care insurance provider.
However, I’ve chosen a gym that is smaller, closer to the house (I have to at least think about the place on the way to work), and is the corporate gym for Club Corp — the largest golf club management company in the country.
Years ago, when I worked at Texas Instruments, they had several corporate gyms convenient to the work place.
So it certainly isn’t a new idea.
And FYI, the easier the gym is to get to, the easier to work out!