Escape Your Limits & LIFTS

Go behind the scenes of a Spartan race with Fitness On Fire   In a special bonus episode of the Escape Your Limits, the power couple, obstacle race specialists and co-founders of Fitness On Fire, Josh and Haydee Graves, take host Matthew Januszek behind the scenes of their California community fitness venture.   With a huge level of energy from people cheering you on or pushing through their limit...

With a huge level of energy from people cheering you on or pushing through their limits to reach the same finish line as you, sometimes literally, Fitness On Fire is an all-encompassing community. Here's how Josh and Haydee Graves have achieved a social hub of Spartan obstacle races, sweat and support to provide the "and then what" programme for forever fitness. There's more to the couple heading...

They only way you'll be judged by the folks at WORK is if you don't walk through the door. Dane Miklaus, WORK founder, is a hard worker, married to a hard worker, from a long line of hard workers, who created a boutique fitness studio to help people connect their effort with their outcome, and it's working. A California native, Dane received his Bachelor of Science in Applied Exercise Science at A...

Rob Moore brings the wisdom of entrepreneurs worldwide to his guests each week on The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast. Listen to the inspiring, interesting and at times counter-intuitive results when the disruptive entrepreneur interviews the Escape Your Limits host and Escape Fitness co-founder, Matthew Januszek. Sometimes falling is the best thing in the world that can happen to you. Just ask Es...

Coming from outside of an industry can give you certain advantages. There's cross-pollination of ideas and best practices for sure. And, it can unleash a creativity the competition may not anticipate to allow you improve their wheel without reinventing it. Cory Brightwell of Chuze Fitness did just that, bringing his experience in hospitality into creating a unique, high-value, low-price gym chain...

How does one person successfully and concurrently run businesses as diverse as a mortgage lending company, dance studio, juice bar and training facility? By applying the lesson in everything to everything else. For Brian, his ability to learn, implement quickly and adjust as necessary adds to his success as well as that of his contracted trainers at Reign Training Facility. Brian Sardarizadeh is a...

Finding sanctuary in something you love is important. For Zach, working out was his. Seeing the results of his effort enthused him for further physical gains before he turned the progress model from body to business. Texas-born Zach was bred on an activity diet of American football, baseball and other sports. Not only a highly ranked athlete, he was also academically impressive – with both scholar...

Not many people can complete a national record-breaking cycle ride for 23 hours and 22 minutes, climbing 12,000m, up and down a Norweigian mountain. Royal Personal Training CEO, Shahin, has surpassed every challenge he's set himself. Hear how he does it… Leaving Norway and coming to the US with nothing, Shahin Safae has chased his own version of the American dream through his constant motivation t...

Whether he's starting on a new business journey or fundraising for charities, Rob Moore is a money magnet. Through dedicated decisions to learn at every opportunity and a constant need to keep his interest levels up in every respect, Rob's take on entrepreneurship is exciting, unique, and something you can certainly learn from. "If you don't risk anything, you risk everything," is a mantra that Ro...

Despite struggling with his weight as a child, Gunnar Peterson has turned it around in the biggest way possible to not only improve his own body, but to go on and keep Hollywood's health in check With his gym based in Beverly Hills, Gunnar has trained and worked out with everyone from celebrities such as the Kardashians and J-Lo to movie stars like Sylvester Stallone and Matthew McConaughey. Gunna...

As founder and director of the Institute of Motion, and creator of the ViPR loaded movement training tool, it's no surprise that Michol is an industry leader when it comes to human movement. Influential, intelligent and enthusiastic, he's taught, trained and talked to audiences all over the world about the benefits of fulfilling performance potential. In this episode, listen to what it takes to be...

First becoming sibling franchisees of Gold's Gym with his brother, William, in 1987, Angel has now reached the ranks of CEO/President at Gold's Gym SoCal Group through community commitment and an understanding of exactly what members need in their health club experience. Through a hunger for success, vision for trends and ambition to be the best, the Banos brothers have built an empire of exercise...

Highlighting the fact that as a member of Midtown you can "Find your everything" is a bold claim, but it's one that Richard has helped back in his position as national programme director. Through bespoke programming and original opportunities, Richard has used innovative exercise ingredients to bring work and play together for the benefit of all ages and abilities. Richard's eye for detail ensures...

Following personal achievements of climbing Mount Everest at 24 years-old and conquering the South Pole, James ripped up gym contracts to pioneer pay-as-you-go memberships in London. His legacy in fitness has been cemented since childhood when his father founded Fitness First. James then went on to team up with his father to co-found successful brand Jatomi Fitness before joining with business par...

The co-founder of Gymbox, David Cooper, reveals how he turned his boyhood childhood love of fitness - and especially boxing and strength training - into a career in managing and then owning fitness facilities. Gymbox is a company that set out to be 'the antidote of gyms' because they thought that most gyms were boring. They created something that had never been seen in the UK – with a unique look...