Fitness Business Asia Podcast

We welcome Mohammed Iqbal of SweatWorks, one of the industry’s foremost speakers on fitness technology. Mohammed talks about crypto, web 3, blockchain, AI and the future of health and fitness tech, as well as his personal journey of being born in Sri Lanka before moving to the US.

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Mohammed Iqbal on LinkedIn

Sweatworks

THE FIT GUIDE

Visit The Fit Guide

The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

The Fit Guide has launched! In today’s episode, host Jack talks about the story behind it, why it was launched and how it will improve the industry and YOUR club.

THE FIT GUIDE

The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

Visit The Fit Guide

Frequently Asked Questions: https://thefitguide.com/faq

The Fit Guide New York: https://thefitguide.com/cities/new-york-city/studios

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Host Jack Thomas highlights the eight key milestones that, after you have the idea to launch your own fitness business, you will have to pass for success.

THE FIT GUIDE

Check out The Fit Guide

The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We welcome Anthony Vennare of Fitt Insider for a deep dive into the state of the fitness industry and what we can expect over the coming years. Don’t miss this episode that’s jam packed with knowledge and value from a true industry leader.

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Anthony Vennare on LinkedIn

Fitt Insider

Fitt Capital

THE FIT GUIDE

Visit The Fit Guide

The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We’ve visited 150 of the leading fitness clubs and studios around the world, and it showed us some areas where we need to improve. In today’s episode, host Jack Thomas talks about five things that we in the fitness industry are not doing, or should be doing - if we want to create true five-star experiences for our clients.

Visit The Fit Guide

The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

https://thefitguide.com/

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

The Fit Guide Website

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We visited the leading 50 fitness studios in New York - the first upcoming city for our launch of The Fit Guide - covering everything from pilates to strength, cycling to yoga. We’ll soon be releasing our results - but in the meantime, here’s a little teaser on some of the best things we’re seeing at the top of the fitness industry.

Sponsored by The Fit Guide

The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

https://thefitguide.com/

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

The Fit Guide Website

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Do you cancel classes if not many, or any, people are booked into the class? This is a fairly common practice so today host Jack Thomas discusses whether you should do this and solutions to low class numbers.

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Check out The Fit Guide - helping fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helping fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

More information: https://thefitguide.com/

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

The Fit Guide Website

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Today’s episode highlights four recent mistakes made and lessons learned, talked about in detail here so you can learn from them.

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Make sure you check out The Fit Guide - helping fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helping fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

More information: https://thefitguide.com/

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

The Fit Guide Website

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We’re proud to announce The Fit Guide - helping fitness lovers find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helping fitness clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time.

More information: https://thefitguide.com/

The Fit Guide on LinkedIn

The Fit Guide on Instagram

The Fit Guide Website

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We welcome Stuart Miller of The Platform Studios in Dubai to talk about opening and operating multiple locations, the Dubai fitness scene, how they recruit and retain the best coaches from around the world and their innovative plans in the digital fitness space.

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

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Stewart Miller on LinkedIn

The Platform Studios

The Platform Studios Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

In today’s show, host Jack Thomas talks about 4 big mistakes he’s made running gyms and what he’s learned from these experiences.

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

ClassPass
⮕ The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

Maya Agency
⮕ Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

MyZone
⮕ Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Glofox
⮕ Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

SHOW RESOURCES

Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Emma Masters returns to talk about the importance of music in creating an incredible member journey and experience. The best fitness studios get this right, but many miss the mark - so listen to today’s episode to make sure you’re one of the studios that nails it.

Ep 208 - Emma Masters: Creating Industry Leading Group Class Instructors

Ep 229 - Emma Masters: Build a Strong Fitness Community

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

GUEST RESOURCES

Emma Masters on LinkedIn

Therapy Instagram (Emma’s New Studio!)

Emma Master Instagram

Exercise To Experience Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Host Jack Thomas shares his experiences from making the coach to manager transition himself, as well taking many in his team through the managerial ranks. Jack candidly shares his successes, failures and learnings in an area he’s passionate about.

Whether you’re a coach looking to get a management position, a current manager or someone who hires managers, you’ll take a lot from this episode.

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

ClassPass
⮕ The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

Maya Agency
⮕ Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

MyZone
⮕ Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Glofox
⮕ Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

SHOW RESOURCES

Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

When it comes to storytelling, there’s no one better in our industry than Mason Bendewald. Mason shares some of the key ingredients to creating impact with a story that helped P90X become a $700 million phenomenon.

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

Glofox Fitness Founders Podcast

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

GUEST RESOURCES

Mason Bendewald on LinkedIn

Mega Mace

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Host Jack Thomas shares 10 big lessons from visiting leading gyms and fitness studios in the world’s leading fitness cities. The episode includes traits of the world’s best experiences and also learnings on what to avoid if you want to present a premium, industry-leading offering.

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

ClassPass
⮕ The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

Maya Agency
⮕ Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

MyZone
⮕ Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Glofox
⮕ Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

SHOW RESOURCES

Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We welcomed Emma Masters back to the show to talk about what it means to create a powerful, strong and welcoming environment at your gym or fitness studio.

We saw Emma talk on this subject at the Asia Fitness Conference the day before we recorded an interview on exercise to music and we just knew we had to get out this message too!

Don’t worry - our exercise to music episode will be released shortly.

Ep 208 - Emma Masters: Creating Industry Leading Group Class Instructors

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

Ep 207 - Get the most out of working with ClassPass

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

GUEST RESOURCES

Emma Masters on LinkedIn

Therapy Instagram (Emma’s New Studio!)

Emma Masters Instragram

Exercise To Experience Instagram

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Host Jack Thomas uses the notes from his seminar at Asia Fitness Conference 2022 to bring you the six big ways you can scale your impact, influence and income.

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

ClassPass
⮕ The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

Maya Agency
⮕ Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

MyZone
⮕ Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Glofox
⮕ Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

SHOW RESOURCES

Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

We speak to Ross Campbell, CEO of the Fit Summit about what we’re likely to see over the next 12 months in Asia’s fitness industry and beyond.

Join us at the November Bangkok Fit Summit:

Bangkok Nov 29 - Dec 1: ASIA-PACIFIC HEALTH, FITNESS & WELLNESS FESTIVAL

Instagram Live of this podcast

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

GUEST RESOURCES

Ross Campbell on LinkedIn

ross@thefitsummit.com

Fit Summit

Bangkok Event - November 29th

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Mike Beeney (MyZone) on Fitness Tech

Conor O’Loughlin (MyZone) Interview

Sam Canavan (ClassPass) Interview

Bill Davis is CEO of ABC Fitness Solutions, the recent acquirer of Glofox. ABC also owns Trainerize and Gym Sales, two leading fitness companies. Bill talks about building and running a strong team, how the Glofox acquisition came about and what the data from 391 million (and counting) workouts has shown.

If you missed last week’s interview with Conor O’Loughlin, go back to episode 225 to check it out (see below for links).

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

GUEST RESOURCES

Glofox

ABC Fitness Solutions

Conor O’Loughlin Interview - Apple Podcasts

Conor O’Loughlin Interview - Spotify Podcasts

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram

Glofox has built an incredible gym management platform that was born over a pint of Guiness in Dublin and is now one of biggest and most respected fitness industry softwares out there. Here is their inspiring story from co-founder Conor O’Loughlin.

Glofox: Innovative and comprehensive fitness management software
⮕ Glofox Website

PARTNERS SUPPORTING THE SHOW

ClassPass: The app for all things fitness, spa & beauty
⮕ https://classpass.com/partners

MyZone: Industry-leading heart rate monitor and online social platform for gyms and studios
⮕ https://www.myzone.org/

Maya Agency: Branding, marketing and web development for fitness & wellness businesses
⮕ https://maya.agency/

GUEST RESOURCES

Glofox

Conor O’Loughlin LinkedIn

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Jack Thomas on LinkedIn

Fitness Business Asia Website

Fitness Business Asia Instagram