You fought for the budget, the equipment, and the square footage — and the treadmills still sit idle by 10 a.m. The same dozen regulars rotate through while most of the badge-in population never sets foot inside. Utilization reports don't lie, and every renewal cycle you're asked to justify a space that leadership sees as an empty room with expensive machines in it.
- Sky-high headcount, single-digit gym usage — the space you manage barely registers on the utilization report you have to defend at budget time.
- New-hire tours and wellness emails spark a burst of sign-ups, then the enthusiasm evaporates within a couple of weeks and the floor goes quiet again.
- You can't prove anyone actually worked out, so engagement is measured in badge swipes and towel counts instead of real activity leadership respects.
- Step-count challenges and generic wellness portals get gamed and ignored, leaving you with no credible hook to pull remote and hybrid staff onsite.
How Cadoo solves it
Real money on the line beats another wellness email
Cadoo lets employees bet their own money with coworkers on hitting a fitness goal — hit it and they win, miss it and they don't. That stake turns a nice-to-have gym into a place people have a reason to walk into today. Instead of nudging staff with reminders that get archived, you give them skin in the game, and the pull to protect their own money does the motivating for you.
Cheat-proof verification you can actually report on
Every rep is counted and form-scored by AI straight from the phone camera — pushups, squats, situps, pullups, dips, and plank holds — and daily steps are read from Apple Health or Google Health Connect, so nobody games the challenge with a shaken phone or a fake screenshot. That means the engagement you report is real workouts, not badge swipes, giving you defensible utilization numbers when leadership asks what the fitness center is delivering.
Leagues, leaderboards, and shareable wins that build a floor culture
Cadoo runs leagues and leaderboards that turn your fitness center into an ongoing competition employees check between meetings, and every win becomes a shareable, skinned highlight clip they can post to teammates. That social layer is what pulls hybrid and remote staff back onsite and keeps the same people coming back week after week — turning a quiet room into the perk people talk about.
Frequently asked questions
How does Cadoo help Corporate Gyms?
Cadoo gives your onsite fitness center a built-in reason for employees to show up and keep coming back. Staff bet money with coworkers on reaching fitness goals, their workouts are verified by AI from the phone camera and their health app, and leagues plus shareable wins keep the competition going. The result is real, provable engagement in a space that too often sits empty — and utilization numbers you can defend at budget time.
How do you stop employees from cheating the challenges?
Verification is the core of Cadoo. Reps for pushups, squats, situps, pullups, dips, and plank holds are counted and form-scored by AI directly from the phone camera, so half-reps and shaken phones don't count. Steps are pulled from Apple Health or Google Health Connect rather than typed in. Because money is on the line, that verification protects both your employees and the credibility of the engagement you report.
How do we set Cadoo up for our fitness center?
You can spin up a challenge for your employees through the Cadoo Upside Hub, or email Tim@cadoo.io to get your corporate gym program set up. We'll help you shape the challenges, leagues, and rollout so the space starts filling up.
Ready to launch a game for corporate onsite fitness center managers?
Set up a branded, camera-verified fitness game through the Cadoo Upside Hub, or talk to us and we’ll build it with you.