Escape Your Limits & LIFTS

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Todd Payette , champion Bodybuilder, renowned prep coach and praised author of ' Shoulder Down' , a book detailing his journey seeking the ultimate in physical perfection while battling his inner demons.  After finding his father's body shortly after his suicide, a six-year-old Todd battled to find a place in the world from an...

Welcome back to the fourth episode of L.I.F.T.S., bringing you the latest industry fitness trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   This week, hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , are joined by industry expert, entrepreneur and Founder of Endorphinz, Mike Hansen to deep dive into the latest fitness news mak...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Ugo Amobi.  As Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Nano Genesis Labs , a 4-year-old bionanotechnology company, Ugo is one of the world's leading pioneers in this new and exciting science.  Working with his team of engineers and scientists, Ugo is investing in and developing the application of nanotechnology to affectively administra...

Welcome back to the third episode of L.I.F.T.S. bringing you the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and Stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   LIFTS is back to delve into this week's news and delivered by hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks ,. This week, the pair are joined by Jessica Yarmey, Founder of franchise kickbox...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Jim Huether. With a deep-rooted interest in technology, innovation and building global business success, Jim Huether joined Hyperice in 2014. At the time the company was achieving sub $1 million in annual sales. By 2020, under Jim's leadership, the brand was raking in more than $200 million per annum in global sales and had fi...

Welcome back to the second episode of L.I.F.T.S. bringing you the latest industry fitness trends and stories hitting the headlines and stirring up some debate.   Building on the success of last week's launch, LIFTS is back to delve into this week's news and for this episode hosts Matthew Januszek , Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks , are joined by special guest...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Mia Finnegan, an internationally respected wellness and leadership expert, transformation coach, teacher and mentor. Alongside her husband, Ritch, Mia owns Finnegan Wellness, a multifaceted company specializing in health and wellness accountability coaching and transforming people's lives spiritually, mentally and physically....

Welcome to the very first episode of L.I.F.T.S (Latest Industry Fitness Trends & Stories).   This week sees the launch of a brand new snackable podcast, hosted by two of the fitness industry's most informed and curious innovators, Matthew Januszek, Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of Sweatworks.   Every week, our intrepid hosts will discuss the breaking news making the head...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Larry Nolan. Having narrowly avoided slipping into a life of crime during tough, poverty stricken, teenage years, Larry Nolan has gone on to build an impressive fitness empire.  In addition to launching Hardcore Fitness Gyms supporting more than 20 franchised sites and recognized by Inc Magazine as one of the fastest growing p...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Ivan Ivanov, Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and world silver medalist turned renowned and respected coach, CEO and Founder of fitness tools and training methods company, Suples and Inventor of the Bulgarian Bag.  Having been recruited by the United States by USA Wrestling in 1999 to assist with its national and Olympic wrestling...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Kat Barefield, a certified personal trainer, life coach, registered dietitian and VP of Nutritional Services at Dot.fit on a mission to 'empower people to create lifelong habits to support optimal health and longevity'.  With a love of sport, having been a competitive athlete growing up, Kat developed an interest in how athlet...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Tara Dillon, one of the most experienced and influential people in the UK fitness industry. Tara has dedicated her entire career to pushing up professional standards within the leisure sector.  Following many years in operations and public sector management roles, Tara took on the role of Executive Director at the IQL UK – dri...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Paul Lubicz. Over the last 25 years, Lubicz has traveled the world, applying his unique Wellbeing Management Strategy to inspire happiness and health. His clientele includes some of the most influential people on the planet from Hollywood superstars to international royalty and multi-national CEOs.  Lubicz's philosophy is base...

Get ready to unlock the secrets of peak physical and mental performance. On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Miguel Guajardo, aka, the Torture Room Guy. Having spent many years studying and hands-on experience, Miguel has become an absolute master in massage therapy. Through specialist techniques including the ancient Japanese art of Gua sha and a deep understand...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is 'The King of Consistency', Danny Hester. From an early age, Danny used discipline to excel at an early age at school and in sport where he enjoyed wrestling, gymnastics and martial arts. A self-confessed 'lone wolf', he rates hard work and consistency as the key to success and prides himself on a competitive mindset which has f...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast , our guest is Pete Koch. Retired NFL player, actor, fitness model, YouTube host, public speaker and successful personal trainer, who has pioneered his own training system, in the field of 'fitness' there really isn't much that Pete 'Swede' Koch hasn't tackled and conquered. Pete spent an impressive 6 years playing in the NFL, then post reti...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is Dan Metcalfe. Known as "The Senior Champion' due to his refusal to let society's rules of aging limit the possibilities of those who truly want to live longer and better, Dan Metcalfe is recognized around the world as a leading balance and mobility expert. Having created, almost by accident, the complete 60uP Balance System inc...

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. From the show floor we caught up with industry experts Dan Cohen, Program Director at Les Mills, Stuart Wells, VP Marketing & Conte...

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. Passionate about fitness, Mohammed believes it to be the great equalizer - regardless of age, gender, race, culture or social status – anyone can improve their own personal fitness. Through Sweatworks, Mohammed'...

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. Sophie joined Total Fitness as CEO in 2018 after gaining the bulk of her fitness management experience at multisite middle market operator, Fitness First. Having successfull...

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. In 2020, Jarrod became COO of World Gym International, responsible for the commercial and opera...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits podcast, our guest is one of the fitness industry's most recognizable and influential contributors, David Stalker. As CEO of Myzone EMEA, president of EuropeActive and with a seat on the council for the World Active Forum, there are very few individuals serving the industry with a deeper understanding and experience of the global fitness market. For...

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, we debate the shifting trends of gym design with industry experts Candace Pettit from Advantage Sport & Fitness, Edgars Bercis from G-Fitness, Gina Kerstye from AKI Fitness in Dubai, Yaw Mograbi from Watertree in Ghana and Mohammed Shammaa and Osama Aoun from Delta Fitness in Saudi Arabia. Discussing what each expert is noticing across thei...

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.  Patrick has spent years developing and delivering advanced health assessments, firstly for Nuffield Hospitals where he led the largest team of applied...

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. Roy revolutionalized the fitness industry with his game-changing strength equipment innovations. Firstly, when in his early twenties, Roy sold his company, Eagle Fitness, to CYBE...