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Could be...although I doubt that would happen.

However, I understand insurance companies (a part of capitalism) now offer discounts to people who take yearly physical exams and who refrain from excess use of tobacco and alcohol.

It's already happening, Frank.

" Should exercise be compulsory at work? - BBC News - BBC.com

.... Mandatory exercises
Exercise breaks are a feature of a number of large Japanese companies. In 2010, China reintroduced mandatory exercises twice a day at state-owned companies after a three-year gap.

Set up by the Communist Party, they had previously been running since the 1950s, with state radio broadcasting music at 10:00 and 15:00 for workers to do their set exercises.

Making exercise compulsory would be seen as a step too far for a country like the UK, but with more and more desk-bound jobs these days, do employers hold the key?

One place to start could be for employers to ban "cake culture" in the office.

Prof Nigel Hunt, from the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons, says the habit of bringing cakes into the office fuels obesity and dental problems.

"For many people, the workplace is now the primary site of their sugar intake," he says, and suggests staff should be rewarded with fruit, nuts or cheese instead."

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-39490607
 
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