Millions of people visit health clubs to work out on stationary bikes and treadmills every day. In contrast, only several thousand people get their daily exercise by actually assembling these pieces of equipment.
Life Fitness is a leading manufacturer of this equipment and employees hundreds of people at five plants in the United States and Hungary. There, the assemblers build bikes, treadmills and many other types of fitness machines. At a sixth facility, in Franklin Park, IL, workers take welded and other components and assemble them into cardiovascular equipment.