If you missed my conference at Club Industry in Chicago, here are a few highlights. Artificial Intelligence Have you had a conversation recently with a company online? You most likely were not speaking to a real person.  We’ve all heard about robotics replacing jobs. However, the latest technology that is poised to have an even [...]

Summer is in full swing and if you’re looking for your members, they’re most likely working out outdoors.  In my ongoing series of futurecasting The Gym of 2020, we continue to look at the evolving options outside of the gym’s four walls and its potential impact on your business. Workout at a Park, on the [...]

What will the gym of 2020 look like? One of the things gym owners, trainers and equipment manufacturers should consider first, is what’s going on outside their four walls. Technology that was nearly unheard of just 10 years ago, such as wearables, fitness trackers and apps, streaming services and virtual/augmented reality, are set to have [...]

Another massive, 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space, Consumer Electronics Show has come to a close. As always, it didn’t disappoint in grabbing headlines from stories of incredible immersive VR & AR experiences, to robots and drone-style personal aerial vehicles. Some of the major themes of this years’ show were: smart-driving cars, smart home (Amazon Alexa [...]