Most corporate wellness spend goes toward broad-access perks — gym memberships, wellness app subscriptions — that see disappointingly low genuine engagement from the executives they're meant to serve.
A gym membership benefit that goes unused isn't actually improving executive health outcomes, regardless of how it looks on a benefits summary. The gap between wellness spend and genuine outcomes usually comes down to accessibility and individualisation, not the underlying idea.
A generic gym membership requires the executive to already have the time, motivation and knowledge to use it effectively — exactly the constraints that made structured exercise difficult for a busy executive in the first place. The perk removes a cost barrier without removing the actual barriers to consistent use.
Coaching delivered to the executive's actual schedule and location — office, home, hotel while travelling — removes the logistics barrier that a standard gym membership doesn't address. A programme built around a specific person's actual constraints and goals gets used far more consistently than access to a generic facility.
Programme utilisation rate is a more meaningful metric than programme enrollment — a benefit nobody uses delivers zero health outcome regardless of its theoretical value. Track actual session consistency and, where appropriate, basic health markers over time, not just whether a benefit was technically offered.
The most effective corporate wellness investments we've seen structure around genuine accessibility — coaching that comes to the executive, flexes around a demanding and unpredictable calendar, and builds a relationship with a consistent coach rather than rotating staff at a generic facility. Our executive fitness and how it works pages cover how we structure this for individual and organisational clients. Contact us to discuss a programme for your team.
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