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This exciting panel explores the significant impact that fitness and wellness initiatives have on economic growth, societal well-being, and national competitiveness.

We're experiencing a marked shift in trends and attitudes beyond fitness and beyond traditional medical care. Consumers are having more serious conversations and taking stronger action than ever before in pursuit of holistic, preventative health care – doing whatever we can to ensure longevity and steer clear of sick/triage medical care. Fitness is the key to management and sustainability of health risk factors, a proven element for long-term success of new weight-loss medications, and a core factor in the holistic wellness services mix – functional health, strength, movement, nutrition, beauty care, mental health services and more.  This is terrific news for those who are already invested and operating fitness and wellness franchising businesses – and it’s an attractive reason for those interested in small business ownership and franchising to invest today.   

This session deep-dives into the dynamic interactions and strategies between investors, founders, and operational leaders in the fitness industry. This dialogue aims to uncover investment opportunities, discuss business growth strategies, and address execution challenges. The collaboration seeks to align financial goals with innovative fitness solutions for sustainable success.

Discover how to achieve sustainable success in the fitness industry by developing people, driving profits, fostering innovation and implementing planet-friendly practices. Learn how to balance growth with environmental responsibility for long-term impact.

In an era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries and daily life, the challenge of fostering genuine emotional connections through technology becomes increasingly pertinent.

Fitness industry is a people business and a service business.

Let’s learn how to highlight the potential for AI to not only perform tasks efficiently but also to engage with users on a deeper, more personal level, ultimately bridging the gap between technological capability and emotional intelligence.

This session will share lessons from the growth of The Gym Group, and the strategies taking it from humble beginnings to a successful publicly listed fitness business. This insightful session will cover its business model, membership retention and expansion plans, as well as a Q&A with John Treharne.

This session will discuss how AI is revolutionising the fitness industry by offering personalised training plans, enhancing customer experience, and optimising fitness equipment. Discover how AI-powered wearables and smart gym equipment track progress and vital signs, providing real-time feedback and adjustments, leading to more effective workouts, greater engagement, and improved overall performance.

This session outlines essential tactics for businesses to thrive in neighbouring markets, emphasising the importance of market research, tailored marketing, strategic partnerships, legal compliance, technological innovation, local talent investment, financial planning, cultural sensitivity, customer-centric approaches, and sustainability.

Explore the journey of creating and scaling HYROX, from its initial vision to becoming a global fitness leader. Christian Toetzke, Co-founder and CEO of HYROX, will delve into the foundational goals, the challenges encountered along the way, and the strategic approaches used to drive international growth. Key highlights will include innovative methods for engaging participants, leveraging data to enhance events, and outlining future objectives for ongoing development and innovation in the competitive fitness industry.

The first of its kind in the industry, showcasing real data from both fitness and wellness business performance and trends, researched and shared by renowned Colliers International and SPA Connectors.