TotalPass

For employers trying to make exercise benefits easier to access, TotalPass offers a corporate wellness platform that connects employees with gyms and other fitness options through a membership arrangement. The model is useful because a workplace benefit can open up more than one place or type of activity, instead of tying a person to a single gym. In practice, the experience hinges on which participating facilities are near the employee and what the selected plan includes. That network-based approach is convenient for people whose routines change, but less compelling where local choices are sparse or a preferred gym is not included. TotalPass competes in the employee wellness and gym-access space, where alternatives may use reimbursement or a single-club benefit instead. By our assessment, its strongest point is flexibility through participating venues; the local list is what determines how much that flexibility means.