We welcome Natalie Dau back to the show to talk about Project 1000 - an incredible 12 day run through Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore which set a new world record and was featured as a homepage story on the BBC. We talk about the ups and downs of her incredible journey, how she prepared, what she’s learned and how her story is impacting people across the region.   GUEST RESOURCES Natalie Dau on Instagram Natalie Dau Website Project 1000 Natalie Dau on LinkedIn   THE FIT GUIDE Visit...

For long term success and profit, invest in trends, not fads. In this episode, Jack Thomas explains why this is important, and how to spot the difference. He also looks at famous case studies in the industry such as Pilates, Crossfit and SoulCycle and gives his verdict - trend or fad?   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The...

Tom Dowd is the president and CEO of F45 Training. We discuss the work Tom has have been doing to help F45 bounce back from a difficult start to 2023 and their plans for the future, as well as what to expect in Asia.   GUEST RESOURCES Tom Dowd on LinkedIn F45 Training   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. ...

After listening to a recent LIFTs podcast with Dr Paul Bedford, he outlined two essential rules for providing great sales and service. It resonated so deeply with our host Jack Thomas, he did a deep dive on today’s episode into what these crucial rules are, and how to win at them.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit...

We welcome returning guest Matthew Januszek to the show - founder and CEO of leading fitness equipment brand Escape and host of the Escape Your Limits podcast - to talk all things strength training in the fitness industry and how the space has developed from a business perspective since Escape was founded in 1998.   GUEST RESOURCES Matthew Januszek on LinkedIn Escape Fitness Escape Your Limits Podcast   THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and...

Gym owners and personal trainers aren’t good at increasing prices. They either don’t do it at all or often enough, or they communicate poorly. It needn’t be that way - this episode will talk you through how best to do it and why it’s so important to do it, and do it right.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on...

We welcome Dan Uyemura who shares his incredible story of being at rock bottom and facing jail to building one of the fitness industry’s most exciting and fast-growing gym software companies.   GUEST RESOURCES Dan Uyemura on LinkedIn PushPress   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. Subscribe to The Fit...

Many gym owners write off December as a lost month. Here’s how you can make December strong and profitable, and set yourself up for a great 2025!   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter   SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia...

Jack Thomas welcomes good friend Khemika ‘Lynn’ Chivapornthip to the show to discuss bringing a US fitness franchise successfully to Bangkok. Lynn operates multiple locations and has been in business for over 10 years, with other health and wellness businesses in the city.6   GUEST RESOURCES Lynn Chivapronthip on LinkedIn Physique 57 Bangkok   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...

Host Jack Thomas was recently asked what was the quickest fix or first thing a club should look at to improve their experience. This service and hospitality essential was his answer - with six tips today to get it right in your club.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The...

Host Jack Thomas welcomes good friend, business partner and veteran of the hospitality industry, Matt Lavender. Matt was global director of evaluations for Forbes Travel Guide before founding Enlites, a consultancy working with world’s leading hotels, restaurants and spas. Together, Jack and Matt founded The Fit Guide. Today, Matt shares what the world’s leading hospitality brands do, and how we can adopt some of these practices and techniques to become fitness industry leaders.   GUEST...

Today’s episode is required listening for managers, business owners or coaches who aspire to be managers. The eight tips will help you be a strong, effective leader, get the most out of your team and retain your star players.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit...

We welcome Hamza Gherara, founder of marketing company GHM Consultancy in Dubai to discuss the fitness scene in the Middle East, experience-based fitness and how he helped bring Gymshark into the UAE.   GUEST RESOURCES Hamza Gherara on LinkedIn GHM Consultancy   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. ...

Host Jack Thomas talks about how this year has been a great one for him, but has also presented some of my toughest professional challenges.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter   SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia...

We welcome back old guests and friends of the show, Lach and Raph from Lockeroom Gym in Sydney and Mind Muscle Project Podcast. We discuss how they’ve smashed their original 100 member target for their high end gym and opened another location in central Sydney, and how knowing their target market has helped them achieved this.   GUEST RESOURCES Lach Rowston LinkedIn Raph Freedman LinkedIn Lockeroom Gym   THE FIT GUIDE Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide helps fitness lovers find and...

We welcome Richard Cowley, APAC Director for Hyrox, to discuss the incredible Hyrox growth story, their plans in Asia and what it means to be a Hyrox affiliated gym.   GUEST RESOURCES Richard Cowley on LinkedIn HYROX Find A HYROX Race in Asia   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. Subscribe to The Fit...

In the fourth and final part of our mini-series, we discuss how to be an effective and dynamic interviewer or podcast moderator. We look at what to do before, during and after your interview or panel to make the most of your opportunity and create value for the audience.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on...

In the third part of our mini-series, we discuss what to do on the day of the panel or interview, to ensure you have maximum impact.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter   SHOW RESOURCES Jack Thomas on LinkedIn Fitness Business Asia Website ...

In the second part of our mini-series, we discuss how to prepare for your interview or panel appearance once you’ve secured it. With good planning and preparation, you can have maximum impact for you and your brand.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide...

This three-part series is for podcast guests, media interviewees, panelists and speakers and will help you find the right media outlets for your message and craft a memorable, powerful and inspiring brand story.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on Instagram The Fit Guide Newsletter ...

When her favorite fitness studio closed, Jennifer Vaughan Maanavi went from fitness class client to business owner and created one of the world’s first brands to be recognized as “boutique fitness” in the process. Physique 57 has since opened in countries around the world, has seen great success in online fitness and is still going strong as one of the industry’s leading Barre brands. Their Soho location was also recognized as the world’s leading Barre experience in The Fit Guide.   GUEST...

Host Jack Thomas talks through seven gym sales essentials that will help you increase revenue and impact more people. Based on over 250 gym visits to clubs around the world, this list lays out the ‘must-dos’ which you can start implementing now.   THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you find and experience the world’s best fitness clubs and studios; and helps clubs create incredible, five star client experiences every time. Visit The Fit Guide The Fit Guide on LinkedIn The Fit Guide on...

This episode is a must if you’re looking to do business or grow your brand in GCC, or you want to learn more about the region. Taken on the sidelines of Beyond Activ in Riyadh, we welcome Mohammed Iqbal back to the show to discuss the huge potential in Saudi Arabia and the wider region. Beyond Activ showcased some incredible projects and brands, as well as the people making it happen behind the scenes!   GUEST RESOURCES Mohammed Iqbal Sweatworks LIFTs Podcast Beyond Activ   THE FIT...

In this episode host Jack Thomas reacts to a recent LIFTs podcast interview with SoulCycle CEO Evelyn Webster, where she discusses the company’s stance on handling sensitive social issues. This is an important conversaton for our industry that will challenge your thinking on values and branding. What do you think SoulCycle’s position? Connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know. Watch Evelyn Webster on the original episode of LIFTs podcast here. THE FIT GUIDE The Fit Guide helps you...