Jobs that pay for gym memberships

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  • EdB9992015
    EdB9992015 Posts: 18 Member
    Recently discovered my firm does has a corporate discount at the gym I am already a member of so just changed my membership over, about a ¼ off per month. Not a huge amount but it all adds up :smile:
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    We have a small gym at work that is a minimal monthly cost... I opted to join our local YMCA since it has a gym and I get a corporate discount of 20% off my family membership.
  • CSARdiver
    CSARdiver Posts: 6,252 Member
    Demed70 wrote: »
    I'm lucky, the company I work for has full functional gym available to all their employees. We have a full gym with fitness classes available to us (Cross training, Bootcamp, Indoor Cycling, and Yoga). Its a nice perk. We get meals as well. Happy employees = Productive employees.

    I had this at another larger firm and it was great, although a very small minority used this. Still better than none and simply having this resulted in lower insurance premiums.
  • JetJaguar
    JetJaguar Posts: 801 Member
    My employer had free gym memberships when I first started here, but I was a contractor so that didn't apply to me. A month after I was hired on direct, they dropped that benefit. :frowning: They do have a small but decent gym on-site though. :+1:
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    My husband's company pays 100% for gym membership, but he doesn't take advantage of it. He says he gets enough exercise working on our property and playing disc golf and he doesn't want to spend his time off in a gym. He's a bit of a hermit so they gym isn't his cup of team. He's also pretty fit, so I don't push it. However, if I had that opportunity I'd jump at the offer!
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    The hospital I just left paid for half of the gym membership. I left to stay with the doctor that I work with (he started his own business) and the insurance he provides also pays for half. I declined his insurance since I'm on my husbands but asked that he pay for my entire gym membership instead (with a raise as well since I'm saving him about $1200 a month by not taking his ins). Works for me!
  • RachelElser
    RachelElser Posts: 1,049 Member
    that's nice! I work at a university so I can go to out gym for free. We also have a $250 flex card that we can use for whatever, including gym memberships.
  • simonsaysso
    simonsaysso Posts: 72 Member
    My health insurance pays $20 a month towards gym membership for me and my spouse. You have to go at least 12 times per month.
  • collectingblues
    collectingblues Posts: 2,541 Member
    Mine doesn't pay, per se, but I have access to gym and pool facilities through the university (I'm university staff). The only reason I still keep my LA Fitness membership is because the pool hours are tied to the student breaks, and I'm not willing to give up swimming for chunks of time over the winter and summer.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    My job is my gym. I wish i had a gym membership paid for though thatd be great. Im cheap xD
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    I'm enjoying swimming laps on my lunch break.
  • DanishFeta
    DanishFeta Posts: 61 Member
    My sister used to work for the government and they'd contribute $350 every 6 months towards fitness. Which could be a gym membership, personal training, work out equipment or gym gear.

    I think it's a great Idea to keep people fit.
  • crackpotbaby
    crackpotbaby Posts: 1,297 Member
    My job pays me money and I use that to pay for whatever I want.
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    ritzvin wrote: »
    ladyhusker39 wrote: »
    jaimydude wrote: »
    Mine gives me $350 to spend on anything I want that is fitness related. That could mean equipment for home use or memberships. It is a fantastic perk to include.

    I'm self employed which I absolutely love, but if I worked for a company I would want this option because of the added flexibility. A gym isn't the only way to get exercise and having a gym membership does nothing to ensure anyone will actually use it. Ideally, I would prefer to get the extra money in my paycheck to use as I see fit because that's the most flexible idea of all. That's probably part of the reason I love being self employed come to think of it.

    True.
    I'm lucky in that there are 3 gyms around the corner from my workplace. And being in an upper apartment means I'm not about to put together a home gym (also a large amount of equipment in the gym, rather than a single barbell, means I can superset a bunch of stuff to get done a lot quicker in the non-busy hours, which happily currently includes the hour before I start work) - definitely not as convenient for everyone as it is for me.

    I actually love going to the gym and have a great YMCA about 8 minutes from my house that I use at least 5 times/wk. It's become a family hangout for us so it's a great deal. But some people hate the gym. I'm thinking of runners and cyclists in particular. They want vast open spaces so a gym doesn't work. But the shoes are crazy expensive. I suspect they would love the cash stead.
  • ritzvin
    ritzvin Posts: 2,860 Member
    ladyhusker39 wrote: »
    ritzvin wrote: »
    ladyhusker39 wrote: »
    jaimydude wrote: »
    Mine gives me $350 to spend on anything I want that is fitness related. That could mean equipment for home use or memberships. It is a fantastic perk to include.

    I'm self employed which I absolutely love, but if I worked for a company I would want this option because of the added flexibility. A gym isn't the only way to get exercise and having a gym membership does nothing to ensure anyone will actually use it. Ideally, I would prefer to get the extra money in my paycheck to use as I see fit because that's the most flexible idea of all. That's probably part of the reason I love being self employed come to think of it.

    True.
    I'm lucky in that there are 3 gyms around the corner from my workplace. And being in an upper apartment means I'm not about to put together a home gym (also a large amount of equipment in the gym, rather than a single barbell, means I can superset a bunch of stuff to get done a lot quicker in the non-busy hours, which happily currently includes the hour before I start work) - definitely not as convenient for everyone as it is for me.

    I actually love going to the gym and have a great YMCA about 8 minutes from my house that I use at least 5 times/wk. It's become a family hangout for us so it's a great deal. But some people hate the gym. I'm thinking of runners and cyclists in particular. They want vast open spaces so a gym doesn't work. But the shoes are crazy expensive. I suspect they would love the cash stead.

    I'm mainly a runner and cyclist too (I would never be able to stand doing cardio at the gym), but, alas, those need to be supplemented by weight training if you don't want scrawny arms and weaker-than-preferred hamstrings. (And these do impact running. . Weak arms=lower sustainable cadence=slower speed; and weak hamstrings=slow uphills and more potential for injury).
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,782 Member
    rhenry2424 wrote: »
    I pay $25 to my insurance company and they have a membership program with gyms nationwide. I can belong to multiple gyms in my area for the 1 price.

    Previous employers I have been with either paid for all or half my membership.


    This is my plan also. Also I can earn "reward points" for taking wellness "courses", attending my gym and using an activity tracker. So far, I have spent my reward points on a Polar HR monitor, a FitBit Flex, then a FitBit Charge 2 when my Polar FT4 and Flex finally gave up the ghost.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    Many colleges offer access to the campus gym for employees, either free or at a cost far less than off-campus gyms would cost. I just don’t take advantage of ours because I primarily run outdoors and do a little body weight strength.
  • Geocitiesuser
    Geocitiesuser Posts: 1,429 Member
    My work doesn't cover it, but our office building has a full private gym for only 10 bucks a month, and my health insurance will reimburse up to 200 a year towards gym membership. so basically free.
  • magster4isu
    magster4isu Posts: 632 Member
    My company will pay a certain amount a year. You can use it to purchase a membership at the inhouse gym or you can go to another gym and pay the difference out of your pocket.
  • maggibailey
    maggibailey Posts: 289 Member
    We get a discount to a couple of gyms but not the one close to my house so I go to that one. I’m about to give myself an ultimatum though. Use it more than once a week for yoga or stop paying for it. So we shall see :)

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