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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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Eric Litman

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Benji Donhardt - Supafitgrow: Innovations in Gym Marketing

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Kyle Jones

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Troy Taylor - Tonal 2 & Tonal Training Lab

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Emlyn Brown - Accor & The Future of Wellness Experiences

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Spencer Honeyman - Vi & AI That Drives Better Health Outcomes

Spencer Honeyman

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Henrik Almers - Coaches Congress

Henrik Almers

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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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