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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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Kevin Dawidowicz: CoachMePlus - Enterprise-Level Fitness

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Robert Louw - Wexer & The New Business Model of Fitness

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Jim Barr - Nautilus & The Future of Home Fitness

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Julia Klim - Equinox: Cutting Edge Innovation For An Iconic Brand

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Garrett Marshall - Confidence In Digital Fitness

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Vin Miceli - Verb & Advancements In Client Engagement

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Anthony Vennare - Fitt Insider & Megatrends For 2023

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Adrian Aoun - Forward & Rebuilding Healthcare

Adrian Aoun

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David Weston - North Castle Partners & Shifts in Investor Appetites

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Sam Miller - Proteus Motion: Reinventing Resistance Training

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Dr. Lauren Kelly - Chew; Levels: Democratizing Metabolic Health

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Jason Moore - Spren & The Future of HRV

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Nicole Aucoin - Profitable Nutrition Programs & Practical CGM Applications

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Kelly Starrett - Disrupting The Coaching Profession

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Bill Davis - ABC Fitness, Glofox, & Industry Consolidation

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Pete Moore - HALO Talks: Live at IHRSA

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Eric Posner - Swerve: SaaS'izing A Legacy Model

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Voices in the conversation

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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