Escape Your Limits & LIFTS

Welcome to the latest episode of L.I.F.T.S. This episode is the second part of a two-part podcast series recorded live at the EMEA's biggest Health, Fitness, Wellness and Sports Festival, Beyond Activ, Feb 20-22, 2024. In this episode, hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal , Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , dive into the opportunities that exist for operators, suppliers,...

Welcome to the latest episode of L.I.F.T.S. This episode is part-one of a two-part podcast series recorded live at the EMEA's biggest Health, Fitness, Wellness and Sports Festival, Beyond Activ, Feb 20-22, 2024. In this episode, hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal , Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , talk to fitness and wellness operators experiencing huge success in the...

Welcome to the latest episode of L.I.F.T.S, this is part one of two podcasts live from the Connected Health and Fitness Summit in Los Angeles, interviewing some high caliber guests to debate the interesting topics, trends and conversations hitting the fitness industry headlines.  In this episode, hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal , Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , are...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, your bite-size dose of the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   This week L.I.F.T.S comes live from the Connected Health and Fitness Summit in LA. Hosts Matthew Januszek, Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks, are joined by Joe Vennare, Co-Founder of Fit Insider, the premier sourc...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, your bite-size dose of the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate. This week's episode discusses the latest launches, acquisitions, collaborations and expansions, as hosts Matthew Januszek, Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks, are joined by Jack Thomas, Co-Founder of The Fit Guide, h...

For this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we headed over to Fit Expo, Los Angeles to check out the latest innovations and get involved in the conversations shaping the future of the global fitness industry. During our time at the show we interviewed some of the leading experts, influencers and disruptors including Michael Myers and D'Juan Woods founders of Ultimate Athlete Bootcam...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, your bite-size dose of the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   This week's episode discusses data from the industries latest research reports, The 2023 IHRSA Global Report and The 2023 U.S. Health & Fitness Consumer Report, as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of S...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , we are joined Paul Byrne, an innovative leader whose focus on progression and innovation has been instrumental in shaping the fitness industry as we know it. Today, Paul is a Partner at Harrison Co, a consumer-focused investment bank helping clients make the right strategic business decisions to capitalize on the rapidly changing consumer...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   This week's episode covers some big headlines as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , discuss some of the fitness, health and wellbeing stories hitting the headlines.  Every week, our hosts discuss t...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we head straight to the beating heart of innovation, walking the floor at CES 2024, Las Vegas, the most powerful tech event in the world, to interview thought leaders and put some of the industry's most exciting new products and ideas to the test. From digital strength training, smart yoga mats and air-quality monitors, to infrared light th...

Welcome to this week's LIFTS, live from CES 2024, the most powerful tech event in the world, showcasing the latest innovations in AI, connected fitness, healthcare and much more.  On this week's episode, hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , take to the show floor to interview some exciting start-ups breaking onto the scene as well as est...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Eric Uresk , a man on a mission to help people empower their strength, gain unshakeable confidence and master their mindset.  Despite a JiuJitsu and Judo Black Belt, with over 20 years of martial arts and mindfulness experience, Eric has not had a free ride to success. As a teenager, he became a character of violence in order...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up debate.   This week's episode covers some big headlines as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , come together with Krissy Van , the Director of Content at All Things Fitness and Wellness (ATFW), to discuss what's h...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Dr. Mike Wasilisin , a chiropractor-come-social-media-influencer, who turned his MoveU social media into a platform to bring his movement practice to the masses.  Through a refreshing combination of visual body art, humor, and ergonomic education, Dr. Mike Wasilisin spearheads a unique, entrepreneurial approach to free people...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , we are joined by two of the industry's most sought after thought leaders; Anthony Vennare , successful entrepreneur and Founder of Fiit Insider, and Mo Iqbal , Founder and CEO of Sweatworks, to take a look back at the fitness industry 'Flexes and Fails' of 2023 as well as discuss 2024 predictions and future trends. The fitness industry has...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Roald Tromp, CEO of CBD Sports. Having exposed his body to many years of competitive sports from baseball, tennis and skiing to CrossFit and MMA, Roald developed a knee injury that resulted in chronic pain. He learnt to live with the pain which not only hampered his athletic performance but also limited his ability to carry ou...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Jay Worthy, a hugely accomplished corporate leader who, at the height of his success, swapped life in the boardroom for life as a self-employed, high-performance coach. Few in the industry have climbed the corporate career ladder as fast as Jason. Having entered the fitness industry as a personal trainer, Jason flipped to supp...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Kevin Yates . With a wealth of industry experience, Yates was COO at 1Rebel, the CEO & Founder of TRIB3, a 2022 Great British Entrepreneur of the Year winner and has recently been appointed by Lifts Brands to its EMEA Leadership team as COO, tasked with driving the operations of franchised fitness operator Snap Fitness in the...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up debate.   This week's episode covers some big headlines as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , together with special guest, Joe De Sena , Founder and CEO of Spartan Race, discuss the breaking stories shaping the f...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is James Balfour, founder of the  iconic, trailblazing, boutique fitness brand, 1Rebel. When the brand entered the market in 2014, it reimagined fitness, offering an endorphin-rich, community drive experience that combined beautifully quirky, high-end environments with quality programming, instruction and community. This was argu...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up debate.   This week's episode covers some big headlines as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , together with special guest, Glen Stollery , CEO Les Mills IMEA, discuss the breaking stories shaping the fitness indu...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guests are Vishal Amin and Daniel Chappell , Co-Founders of UNTIL, a member's club and workspace spinning the industry on its head. A business launch with an ambition to fix a broken industry, UNTIL is liberating freelance practitioners and small businesses by providing them with access to premium facilities, digital products and exper...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   This week's episode is hot off the press as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , together with special guest, Jim Crowell , sought after fitness industry investor and advisor and Managing Member from...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is James Griffiths, founder of Wild Training, a hugely successful and growing fitness brand. Having established a franchise business in 2010 that went on to successfully operate 27 franchises under the Wild Fitness brand, James moved his attention to the creation of Wild Training Gym, a unique training facility based in the UK th...

Welcome back to L.I.F.T.S, bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   This week's episode is jam-packed with news as hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , together with special guest, Debra Strougo, fitness industry advisor and founder of Row House, dissect the headline...