I work for a big corporation.
- I do a lot of lifting, moving and operating of heavy machinery.
One problem we have is that people get hurt on the task. The reason is that they were so out of shape. It is easy to hurt our back picking up heavy boxes or slip and not be able to catch themselves. I have no doubt the dealer lost a ton of money paying for workers compensation. So now we are offered a corporate wellness program at the local personal training gym. Every one of us are asked and encouraged to do several times a week after work. The personal trainer works with the entire group for 45 minutes to an hour. Every one of us do cardio, weight, strength and balance work. The personal training gym also knocks off the price of other fitness classes since we participate in the corporate wellness program. The dealer additionally will pay a portion of the fitness classes if we turn in our receipts, however basically if I want to go to the gym every day, all day long, I could afford it. I have started doing the group fitness class everyday after work. I figure what the heck? It doesn’t hurt myself and others to task out and it is a section of our routine now. It costs pennies on the dollar and our wife is genuinely liking the results of my workouts. She is even talking about joining myself and others in doing fitness classes. We could do one of the fitness classes they call physical fitness for families. I did not want to act like a braggart to her or anything, although I know I could do much more than she can.