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If you’re wondering what technology and AI can offer fitness beyond another dashboard, these conversations provide a thoughtful place to begin. Karl Foster explores how gym operators might automate administration, respond to changing attendance, and support staff without losing personal connections. Spencer Tatum asks how wearables, biomechanics, engineering, and coaching can work together, and what happens when athletes receive data without clear interpretation. Dr. Heather McKee considers how AI could help translate measurements into manageable next steps. Across these discussions, the questions stay close to everyday experience: which tasks need automation, how do people adopt new tools, and when does feedback become useful support? There is room here for curiosity about both technical possibilities and the people using these systems.

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The Future of Biofeedback - Casey Conrad

The Future

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The Art of Storytelling - Tom Jackobs

The Art

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The Evolution of Digital Fitness - Daniel Waide

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Spencer Tatum

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Billy Polson

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Breaking Through Subconscious Beliefs

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The Science

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The Mental Side

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Eric Chessen

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Avital Miller

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The Basics Are Sexy - Julie Starr

The Basics Are Sexy

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The Modern Digital Nomad - Matt Walrath

The Modern Digital Nomad

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The Intersection of Technology & Brick'n Mortar - Warren T. Martin

The Intersection

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Authentically Bizarre to Sophisticated Marketer - Mark Fisher

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The "Berman Method" with Lisa Berman

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Your Website Fitness - Theresa Smith of For Time Design

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(33) John Ross - Find Out What Your Clients Are Made Of with InBody

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Acea Theroux - A Fitness Educator

Acea Theroux

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Mike D'Angelo - Retain More Clients with BodyEvolver

Mike D'Angelo

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Justin Tamsett - Think and Do Different

Justin Tamsett

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Mike Lee - Coaching CrossFit Games Athletes

Mike Lee

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From the conversations

What does Karl Foster emphasize about helping staff adopt AI tools?

“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 ↗

What technology problem does Spencer Tatum identify in athlete performance?

“We're drowning in data. We have more tech than we ever had before, but our systems are still the same and we're not integrated.”

Spencer Tatum of TCU on Markerless Biomechanics, Wearables, and Athlete Engineering · 2:48 ↗

How does Dr. Heather McKee describe AI’s potential role in wearable feedback?

“A dashboard is a mirror. Um, it only becomes a coach when it helps someone understand what to do next. And I think that's where AI is quite exciting in terms of its interaction with wearables because it is helping us interpret things a little bit better.”

Dr. Heather McKee, PhD Behavioral Scientist, on Habit Formation and Fitness Motivation · 0:14 ↗

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