Getting paid to workout with Gym-Pact

Amy is naturally motivated to be awesome and disciplined - however I am not so blessed in those areas.  I need a whole lot of motivation to do that thing called "exercise."

So a few months ago, I read an article in Entrepreneur magazine about a new iPhone app and start-up company called Gym-Pact. The basic idea is using money as the motivating incentive to get you to workout -   you could earn money or lose it depending on your level of determination to get fit!

Here's how it works:

1. You download the free Gym-Pact app to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch (a version for Android is coming soon!)

2.Fill out the registration and choose your PACT: this is how many days you will agree to workout and how much money you will pay if you don't stay true to your word. Disclaimer: You will also be required to enter a credit card number when you register, but you will only be charged if you don't meet your weekly PACT.

3. Your Pact runs from Monday at 12:01 AM to Sunday at 11:59 AM - in that time you need to meet your Pact by logging your agreed upon number of workouts.  During the week, you can change your PACT for next week any time up until Sunday at midnight. If you need to schedule a break for a week, you can do that too! Just go to settings and schedule a break.

4. You can either check-in at a gym (via GPS location service) or use RunKeeper's free app (you would need to download this also) as a way to log your workout - either way, it must be at least 30 minutes long (RunKeeper has a few more rules with theirs since you don't need a gym to log a workout).

5. After your PACT week is finished, your new PACT week starts.  You'll receive any email the following Tuesday showing you how much you had to pay if you didn't meet the PACT, or how much money you earned if you did meet it!  To date, Amy and I have each earned over $30 - just for working out. The real reward is that I have been working out for at least three days a week since I started, which I wouldn't have been motivated to do otherwise!

If you have questions or hesitations about it...feel free to leave a comment or email us at brentandamy349@gmail.com - we are big fans of fusing fitness with finances. Get off the couch, get out of the house, and go get your fitness on!