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Gym operators

If you run a gym, these conversations explore the practical choices behind serving members and managing a business. What should an operator clarify before adding HYROX, and how might programming, coaching education, equipment and events fit an existing facility? How could AI support member follow up, class scheduling and administrative work without losing personal connections? The discussions also ask what staff adoption requires beyond initial training. Another thread considers how gyms and performance centers might use attendance records, equipment usage and research partnerships to investigate outcomes and inform decisions. Across these episodes, the focus stays on questions operators can recognize: where to invest, what to measure, how to support coaches and how to make room for the people they serve.

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46 min

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What Gym Owners Get Wrong About HYROX

Eric O'Neil

Karl Foster (Sport Alliance Head of AI) on Running Your Gym on Autopilot with AI

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Karl Foster (Sport Alliance Head of AI) on Running Your Gym on Autopilot with AI

Karl Foster

Spencer Tatum of TCU on Markerless Biomechanics, Wearables, and Athlete Engineering

46 min

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Spencer Tatum of TCU on Markerless Biomechanics, Wearables, and Athlete Engineering

Spencer Tatum

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Past, Present & Future of Wearable Tech - Ben Reuter

The Evolution of Digital Fitness - Daniel Waide

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The Evolution of Digital Fitness - Daniel Waide

The Evolution

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The Business Movement - Billy Polson

Billy Polson

Breaking Through Subconscious Beliefs - Angela Anderson

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Breaking Through Subconscious Beliefs - Angela Anderson

Breaking Through Subconscious Beliefs

The Science of Selling Without Selling Out - Joey Percia

32 min

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The Science of Selling Without Selling Out - Joey Percia

The Science

Using Surveys to Market Your Business - Dontre Doxley

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You Still Have To Be Good At What You Do - Tony Gentilcore

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Let's Get CLEAR - Annick Magac

Annick Magac

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The Basics Are Sexy - Julie Starr

The Basics Are Sexy

The Fearless Life Project - Julian Rosen

33 min

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The Fearless Life Project - Julian Rosen

The Fearless Life Project

Narrow Your Niche...Then Do It Again - John Heagle

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Monetize Your Life Journey - Vito La Fata

Monetize Your Life Journey

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From the conversations

What should gym operators clarify before introducing HYROX?

“when it comes to taking that first step, really the first question that you need to answer is what am I trying to accomplish? Um, like how is higher fitting into what I'm already doing?”

What Gym Owners Get Wrong About HYROX · 11:16 ↗

What does Karl Foster say staff need beyond initial AI training?

“Training is actually critical. It's not just training, it's also making sure you follow up on that.”

Karl Foster (Sport Alliance Head of AI) on Running Your Gym on Autopilot with AI · 24:23 ↗

How does Spencer Tatum begin designing an integrated solution for an operator?

“Well, I think first of all, we got to understand the system, right? How does it all operate, right? So then we have to identify the the problems, rank and prioritize one. Then we need to design an integrative approach.”

Spencer Tatum of TCU on Markerless Biomechanics, Wearables, and Athlete Engineering · 12:42 ↗

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Start here

What Gym Owners Get Wrong About HYROX

Karl Foster (Sport Alliance Head of AI) on Running Your Gym on Autopilot with AI

Spencer Tatum of TCU on Markerless Biomechanics, Wearables, and Athlete Engineering

Latest conversations

Past, Present & Future of Wearable Tech - Ben Reuter

The Evolution of Digital Fitness - Daniel Waide

The Business Movement - Billy Polson

Breaking Through Subconscious Beliefs - Angela Anderson

The Science of Selling Without Selling Out - Joey Percia

Using Surveys to Market Your Business - Dontre Doxley

Building a Home Business Through Social Media - Mike MacDonald

The Women In Fitness Association (W.I.F.A.) - Lindsey Rainwater

Autism Fitness - Eric Chessen

Don't Just Build a Gym. Build a Business. - Stuart Brauer

Evolution from "Personal Trainer" to "Health Coach"

Coach, Create, Sell - Pat Rigsby

"The Remote Revolution" for Fitness Pros - George Crawshaw & James Moody

"Always Evolving" with Andy Petranek

Functional Bodybuilding - Marcus Filly

You Still Have To Be Good At What You Do - Tony Gentilcore

Let's Get CLEAR - Annick Magac

The Basics Are Sexy - Julie Starr

The Fearless Life Project - Julian Rosen

Narrow Your Niche...Then Do It Again - John Heagle

Crossroads of Naturopathic Medicine and Fitness - Dr. ACE

Fixing the Affiliate Model - Craig Patterson, CEO of MadLab

The Modern Digital Nomad - Matt Walrath

Monetize Your Life Journey - Vito La Fata

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Bjoern Woltermann

Bryan Myers

Cameron Falloon

Dr. Jonathan Leary

Eddie Hertzman

Mike Robertson

Tim Rhode

From the conversations

What should gym operators clarify before introducing HYROX?

What does Karl Foster say staff need beyond initial AI training?

How does Spencer Tatum begin designing an integrated solution for an operator?

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