{"id":41808,"date":"2011-01-28T14:53:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=41808"},"modified":"2011-01-28T15:30:15","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T20:30:15","slug":"gym-pact-charges-members-extra-for-not-working-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/01\/gym-pact-charges-members-extra-for-not-working-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Gym-Pact Charges Members Extra for Not Working Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gum<\/a>Yifan Zhang and Geoff Oberhofer are working to create a new system of gym memberships<\/a><\/strong>. Gym-Pact is a membership program that charges members higher fees if they don’t workout regularly. Zhang and Oberhofer are testing the theory that people are more motivated by short-term consequences than long-term rewards. It also creates a sense of accountability<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Gym-Pact has negotiated pilot programs with gyms in Boston. Their first partnership was for first-time customers at Bally Total Fitness, and now they’ve negotiated a group rate at Planet Fitness. Instead of a high up-front cost, the members of the Gym-Pact deal at Planet Fitness get a free membership if they workout four times per week. If not, they must pay $25.00.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to profit off of people\u2019s failures,\u2019\u2019 said Oberhofer. Instead, Gym-Pact hopes to make money by creating affiliate programs with gyms and from referral fees.<\/p>\n

One member of Gym-Pact, Amada Deutsch, says the program is working for her. She joined in January because she \u201cthought it\u2019d be a good way to get myself to go to the gym a bit more often.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Via Boston.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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