On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits x On the Edge Podcast, Emma Barry & Matthew Januszek take on IHRSA 2022 in Miami, Florida where they were fortunate to meet with many innovators, suppliers, and many more of the elite in the fitness industry.
Emma Barry is a global fitness authority advising the innovative edge of fit-tech, fit-trends, and fit-talent. Emma is a co-founder of Good Soul Hunting, a Senior Advisor to the FitTech Club for the USA, and a founding member of group fitness giant Les Mills, former Director for luxury-lifestyle brand Equinox, and consultant for the fastest growing value-based fitness chain in Europe – Basic-Fit.
IHRSA 2022 delivered an unparalleled opportunity and venue where exhibitors can reach the widest range of key decision-makers and product-purchasers from many segments of the fitness industry.
At this key event in fitness, the co-hosts sat down with various fitness innovators where they found a collective agreement of feelings of displacement, innovation, collaboration, competition, and change. They also pick up on key topics of recovery, connected fitness, and the metaverses role within the fitness realm.
Throughout our interview, we cover:
Raising awareness around different types of fitness & how they are effective
Why having a touch of outdoor fitness brings a breath of fresh air
Connected fitness revolutionizing the fitness industry
Body scanning becoming relevant to achieve fitness goals & staying healthy
VR training is bringing in a new population to the fitness industry
Recovery becoming more relevant in a fitness business
Solving member retention rates and getting them to become more engaged
On this week’s Escape Your Limits Podcast, Matthew Januszek attended The Summit by BFS at the Westin in New York City, where the best and the brightest in the boutique fitness industry convene. It’s the only conference where the entire boutique fitness gathers in person.
Women Empowerment in a Male Dominant Fitness Industry.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest today is on Inc.’s Female Founders 100 list and the MO100 Impact list, has been featured on NPR’s How I Built This, and speaks regularly on the topics of mindful leadership and the movement to redefine what success in fitness means.
From an Idea to Conception: How to Build A Connected Franchise.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, our guest today was hustling hard for fast-growing Saas Software companies. She was soon sidelined by a severe lower back injury that led her searching for workouts that were low impact, yet super effective. This concept led her to find the most underused machine in the gym- the rowing machine.
Re-Imagining the Fitness Industry with Midtown Athletic Clubs.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, our guest today, Richard Earney, has over 20 years of international experience within the fitness & wellness industry.
America’s Fitness Masterminds at SIBEC North America 2022.
On this weeks episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, Escape Fitness continues their journey at Sibec in Coronado, California where Matthew Januszek meets with multiple founders and CEOs of various fitness studios across the United States.