Believe it or not, fitness equipment manufacturer Life Fitness employs full-time, professional treadmill walkers. The position is actually called "Key Operator" and their job is to test the equipment.
They walk an average of 150 minutes per day for 247 working days, which translates to 37,050 minutes of treadmill time a year. With an average speed of 2 MPH, that works out to be 1,235 miles walked yearly.
They're testing the voltage, for current leakage, and adjusting rollers and belts, all while the machine is running. They also handle assembling the machine, troubleshooting, and some packing, after the tests.
At the company’s Franklin Park, Illinois headquarters there are two full-time testers on the cross-trainer line and four on the treadmill line, running all day, with testers in other locations.
So, are these key operators totally ripped? "Heck yes," says Christopher Clawson, president of Life Fitness—especially on the elliptical line. “They're very trim, strong, and still very active in athletics at an older age.”
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Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/43432094?slide=5
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