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
Biohacking Resilience – Dan Metcalfe’s Journey to Optimal Fitness.
‘The Senior Champion’ due to his refusal to let society’s rules of aging limit the possibilities of those who want to live longer & better.
Fit Tech & Gen Z Trends at Les Mills LIVE in Los Angeles 2023.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we headed to LA for Les Mills Live. The ultimate training festival returned jam-packed with epic music, off the scale energy and the debut of the newest innovations presented by the next generation of trainers.
Revolutionising Fitness with AI – Mohammed Iqbal.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Mohammed Iqbal, Founder and CEO of Sweatworks, a UK based fitness agency that provides innovative digital solutions.
Optimising strength through balanced rotation.
In this week’s workout, David Weck teaches how to strength can be optimized through the development of perfect rotation balance.
The Turnaround of one of Europe’s Biggest Health – Total Fitness.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Sophie Lawler, one of the most recognized CEO’s in the fitness industry whose name is synonymous with the recent success of multisite brand, Total Fitness.
The new enemy of the fitness industry.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Jarrod Saracco, an industry veteran who at the age of 17 gained his first accreditation as a PT and by 18, had established himself as the youngest medical exercise specialist in the United States, specializing in pre and post rehab.
Rock Stacking – drawing life force from Mother Earth.
In this week’s workout, holistic wellness master, Paul Chek explores the physical and mental benefits of connecting with nature whilst performing the basic art of rock stacking.
The shifting trends of gym design – Escape Your Limits Growth Summit 2023.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we debate the shifting trends of gym design with leading industry experts.
The illness wellness continuum – is good health the absence of bad?
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Oliver Patrick, a leading lifestyle management expert and physiologist who is reengineering traditional health screening models into a contemporary lifestyle medicine approach.
The untold history of strength equipment & the fitness industry.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Roy Simonson. Whilst he may not be a household name, there are few gym-users who would not have seen or trained on equipment he designed or inspired.
Knees over toes training – going backwards.
On this week’s episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, our guest is David Mariani, a Strength & Conditioning Coach for ATG (Athletic Truth Group), who has trained thousands of people around the world, with his main purpose to help get them pain-free.
2023 State of the UK Fitness Industry Report.
David Minton, Founder of The Leisure Database Company, leading specialists in the leisure sector, offering key market intelligence and analysis across the fitness industry.