Fitness Incentive?
The Spartan Way...
“Spartan law demanded that the young men stand naked in public for inspection every ten days. They were commended if their bodies were solid, strong, and well honed by exercise. But if any were soft or had gained fat through sluggishness, they were beaten.”
Aelian, History, 14
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