The Next Big Trend from the LA Connected Health & Fitness Summit.
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The Next Big Trend from the LA Connected Health & Fitness Summit.
24 February 2025
Welcome to the latest episode of L.I.F.T.S – your bite-sized dose of the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and Stories.
Hosts Matthew Januszek, Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of SweatWorks attended Connected Health & Fitness Summit 2025 event in Los Angeles.
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In part 1 of this podcast episode, Matthew and Mo interviewed:
Eric Bormel, Director, Consumer Healthtech at Solomon Partners.
Gavin Jennings, CEO at C.H.E.K Institute.
Lauren Pufpaf, President and Co-founder at Feed Media Group + Jeff Yasuda, Founder and CEO.
Natalie Barnes, VP of Product Management & Product Design at Zumba.
In this episode, we dive into a wide range of topics, including:
Shifts in the fitness tech industry, from inflated expectations to enlightenment.
Challenges in the fitness industry (high failure rates, lack of personalization).
Music’s impact on wellness.
Consumer preferences for music in fitness.
Zumba’s origin and evolution.
Zumba’s use of AI for data analysis and personalization.