Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society 10th Edition by Daniel McLean, Linda Dayer-Berenson, Brian Luke Seaward, Amy Hurd

Exercise 13

Incentives for Fitness
Because of soaring healthcare costs, up to a third of all companies have resorted to paying employees to be healthy. They are paying for gym memberships, Weight Watchers memberships, and time off to exercise. Some are paying staff to stop smoking, while others are banning smoking altogether. Baylor Health Care System offers employees $50 for each 100-day cycle they participate in the company's fitness program. a OhioHealth paid employees to wear pedometers and record their steps each day. The more they walked, the higher they were paid-up to $500 per year. Other companies felt that people are more concerned about losing their own money than winning money from the company. As a result, employees put up money as a deposit and sign an agreement to lose weight by a certain date. If they do not, they forfeit the deposit. One company donated the money to a charity the employee did not like. b
Could such programs be seen as companies being involved in the personal lives of their employees If so, should they be