Best Andrew Frezza Podcasts (2024)

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225 - The Value of Part-Time Coaches 35:44

2y ago35:44

35:44

For years, we've witnessed that one of the defining factors for treating your gym like a real business instead of a hobby, was making the transition from part-time to full-time coaches on your team. But the right part-timers can be a massive asset to any gym business, when the aspirations, buy-in, and availability of the part-time coach is in align…

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224 - The 3 Types of Training All Clients Need 37:17

2y ago37:17

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If you want to improve your 1 rep max in a lift, most experienced lifters understand that you shouldn’t max out every day. Yet when it comes to developing well-rounded fitness, most people attack all of their workouts with the intensity of a 1 rep max every single day. This leads to them hitting walls with their conditioning and aerobic fitness, an…

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223 - Ignoring Vanity Business Metrics and Going All-In on Group with Chris Thorndike of Factory Forged 48:12

2y ago48:12

48:12

What if you could streamline your gym business to only the most important parts? What if you could intentionally downsize your gym in a way that allowed you to pay yourself more than you ever have, while restoring the work/life balance that excited you about owning a gym in the first place? If you've owned your gym for any length of time, you under…

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222 - How to Coach the Average Joe and the Olympian by Understanding Universal Movement Patterns 19:29

2y ago19:29

19:29

On the care-coach-lead youtube channel, we've posted several videos over the last few months discussing universal movement patterns and how they can make you a better technical coach. One example is how we look for a vertical forearm in most pushing and pulling exercises like push ups, dips, handstand push ups, burpees, and bent over rows. Another …

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221 - We're Hiring Coaches at FitTown Jupiter! 25:43

2y ago25:43

25:43

We're looking for our next rockstar coach at FitTown Jupiter! Do you believe that coaching is your calling? Do you love learning every day and being part of a strong team? Do you love coaching both group classes and personal training? Do you want to make a great living helping others and transforming lives? In today's episode, we discuss what we lo…

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220 - Better scaling: How to Customize Workouts Instead of Scaling Them. 34:32

2y ago34:32

34:32

All scaling is not equal. When a client is in the middle of a workout, rarely are they happy about regressing an exercise to make it safer or to better achieve the stimulus for that day. It's usually not fun to take weight off the bar, switch from a barbell to dumbbells, or come off the pull up bar to perform ring rows. But one of the things that I…

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219 - How to Upgrade Existing Members Who Need More Than Just Workouts 37:27

2y ago37:27

37:27

What if the people who needed your help most were already part of your gym? What if the people who were most willing to invest in themselves were already the ones who know, like, and trust you? What if you had an extra $100k in potential annual revenue for your gym that didn't require you to bring in a single new client? The PT Legends Dave and Sco…

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218 - Is CrossFit Finally Understanding the Needs of the Affiliate? 33:18

2y ago33:18

33:18

Since the sale of CrossFit Inc. almost 2 years ago, there's been a noticeable increase in the tools, resources, and desire to help CrossFit affiliates succeed from a business perspective. This includes things like: Launching an affiliate network of brands and businesses to leverage the purchasing power of thousands of affiliates and save owners $$$…

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217 - The One Thing That Will Keep You from Getting Hired at Our Gym 33:06

2y ago33:06

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We have a pretty thorough hiring process at our gym. Every candidate goes through multiple phone calls or in-person interviews, fills out questionnaires, spends time shadowing classes, meeting with our team, and immersing themselves in our community. We have had a few coaches throughout the years that have made it to the final stages of our hiring …

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216 - The Top Business Pitfalls to Avoid 24:46

2y ago24:46

24:46

Last month, my brother Tony and I got invited to attend the FitPro Growth Summit in Nashville, run by Tim Lyons. Tim opened the weekend with a powerful talk about the 19 Pitfalls that Fitness Businesses Need to Avoid if they want to be successful. Some of them that resonated most with us were: Focusing on more, instead of better Lack of balance bet…

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215 - How That Next Certification May Be Making You a Worse Coach 30:20

2y ago30:20

30:20

When I first started coaching, I was attending 2-3 certifications per year to develop my skills and help my clients on a deeper level. Some of those certifications would conclusively make me a better coach, and other certifications sometimes created more client issues, not less. The problem with most certifications I was attending, is that they wer…

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214 - Are You "Easy to Talk to" or a Magnet for Gossip and Complaining? 10:20

2y ago10:20

10:20

As coaches, we want our clients to feel comfortable enough with us to open up about their goals, their struggles, and what's missing from their lives. But in my experience, coaches can accomplish this in a positive way through a foundational relationship of trust, or they can accomplish this through negative means like gossip, complaining, and vent…

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213 - The Downside of Chasing Your Perfect Day 33:02

2y ago33:02

33:02

One of our favorite exercises that we have all of our employees take on is building out their perfect day. It can teach someone a lot about themselves and where they thrive, and it allows us as a business to put them in roles that come effortlessly to them, creating a win-win scenario. But over years of running this exercise, we've also seen downsi…

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212 - Why Trading Time for Money Can Be a Great Thing 13:40

2y ago13:40

13:40

Have you ever fallen prey to the idea of chasing passive income? You're rushing so hard to get to a point where you don't have to "trade time for money", that you don't even make enough money to support yourself or your family today. Most coaches falsely believe that the only way to ever make a living in the fitness industry is to be a gym owner, n…

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211 - The Downside of Online Coaching with Drew Girton of Pendulum Fitness 45:11

2y ago45:11

45:11

What if you could generate $250k in revenue as an online coach, only to find out that this path wasn't for you? In 2020/2021, Drew Girton decided to hire out all of his responsibilities for his brick-and-mortar gym Pendulum Fitness in California, so he could move to Austin, Texas with his family to go all-in on online coaching. Despite having massi…

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210 - Enhance Your Class Experience Through the Clock and Music 26:32

2y ago26:32

26:32

Most coaches that pride themselves on being a great coach, would prefer not to believe that the clock or music can have a drastic impact on our ability to be effective coaches. Most of us see it as a necessary evil, not something that can make or break the results we are providing for our clients. But like it or not, the clock and music play a sign…

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209 - How to Make a Lucrative Career as a Personal Trainer with Dr Ray Gorman and Drew Girton 54:32

2y ago54:32

54:32

I was recently invited to be a part of a really interesting conversation about how personal trainers can level up, and make a lucrative career within a gym. It's pretty common to see a physical therapist or masseuse renting space out at a CrossFit box or microgym, but it seems to be more rare where a freelancing personal trainer will rent out space…

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208 - How Our Programming Has Evolved From CrossFit 15:17

2y ago15:17

15:17

In a recent interview with Stuart Brauer of WTF Gym Talk, we discussed how our programming has evolved over the last decade, and if we made any significant changes since rebranding from CrossFit. The answer to that is yes, there have been lots of small changes that have been made, but we didn't do it with the goal of differentiating ourselves from …

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207 - Managing Better: Policies Vs Agreements 10:44

2y ago10:44

10:44

When you make the transition from a coach or staff member into a leadership position like head coach or owner, it can be difficult to now become the authority when you are not used to being the one in charge. Many new gym owners and managers struggle setting and upholding policies in this new role. They don't want to be a hard-ass unnecessarily, bu…

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206 - Launching a Successful Gym from Day 1 with Brad Hoover of Gowanus Fitness 53:22

2y ago53:22

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A long time listener of the podcast reached out for some quick advice before he opens his first gym later this summer, Gowanus Fitness in Brooklyn, NY. Instead of answering his questions 1-on-1, I thought it would be fun and valuable to bring him on the podcast and give him some feedback and coaching live for everyone to learn from. In today's epis…

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205 - Designing Warm Ups: Coach-Led Vs On-Your-Own 35:30

2+ y ago35:30

35:30

When you are coaching a warm up in the group class setting, do you prefer to lead the class exercise-by-exercise, or do you prefer to explain the entire warm up and then have athletes go through it on their own? It's common for coaches to have a preferred style, or believe that one format is better than the other. But we use both formats are our gy…

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204 - 3 Quick Tips for Becoming a Great Public Speaker 8:13

2+ y ago8:13

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If you struggle with your confidence or your effectiveness in public speaking, then the solution might be simpler than you think. So often we get caught up in how we appear to others or whether we are doing a good job or not, that we lose sight of our role as coaches or presenters in that moment. But if we can (1) keep our focus on the audience and…

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203 - The 5 Questions Every Coach Must Answer Daily 10:54

2+ y ago10:54

10:54

Whenever we are coaching a group class or 1-on-1 training session, our clients are placing an expectation on us to deliver value to them above and beyond what they are paying for that day. That value typically comes in the form of answering 5 key questions each day in a way that resonates with each client. But I should note that these questions are…

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202 - The 3 Must Haves for Head Coaches 11:14

2+ y ago11:14

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Every gym needs someone who's setting the standard and making everyone better. We'll call this person the head coach, whether you have this as a defined role at your gym or not. In the simplest sense, there are 3 objectives that all head coaches should be looking to achieve with their staff. A way for delivering consistent feedback (Both formally a…

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201 - How to Master Your First Interaction of the Day 5:49

2+ y ago5:49

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Ideally your first interaction of the day with your members is a positive one. This doesn’t only mean it’s not a negative one, but that also means avoiding it being a neutral interaction as well. In a perfect world, before class even begins we’ve greeted each person individually and used their name. Realistically, though, when we get into a class s…

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200 - How to Run a Great Kid's Program at Your Gym 26:51

2+ y ago26:51

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We didn't always have a great Kid's Program at FitTown Jupiter. When we rebranded our gym, we felt passionate about starting a great kid's program. Without that, we felt like it would be hard to leave a lasting impact on future generations. Melissa really forged the first successful FitKids Program. Since she started the 8-12 group, it's been a hug…

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199 - Mastering the Fundamentals of a Gym Business with Justin Hanover of Fitness Revolution 45:23

2+ y ago45:23

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Many great coaches turned gym owners struggle to translate their coaching skills into business success. As coaches, we are clear on the objectives we are trying to achieve with our clients, and we have a good understanding of what it takes to get there. As gym owners, we often feel like we are trying to do a million things at once, and don't have a…

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198 - Why You Can't Treat Your Gym Like a Tech Start Up 16:25

2+ y ago16:25

16:25

Most tech start ups take years or decades to see their first profit, investing heavily in growth, at the expense of short-term profitability. Even a great company like Amazon, which was founded in 1994, didn't have its first profitable quarter until 2001. It didn't become the money-printing machine that it is today, until 2 decades after its incept…

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197 - Coaching at the Highest Levels with LA Dodgers Coach Clayton McCullough 37:50

2+ y ago37:50

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It's easy for us as coaches to get stuck in our own functional fitness niche, and forget that the profession of coaching extends to sports, business, and so many areas outside of fitness. In many ways, coaching is coaching. Whether you are coaching professional athletes making tens of millions per year, or coaching Moms and Dads at your local gym, …

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196 - Why All Coaches Need to Have a Movement Assessment in Their Toolbox 17:53

2+ y ago17:53

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If you've been following along on the new Care-Coach-Lead Youtube channel, you've seen how we incorporate range of motion assessments to create better modifications for clients in the class setting, and help them attack the root cause of their pain or performance issues. Having these assessments has been one of the biggest upgrades to our coaching …

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195 - The Everything Coach with Caffeine and Kilos CEO Danny Lehr 59:04

2+ y ago59:04

59:04

The principles of great coaching are universal, whether you are coaching a sports team, coaching employees at your business, or parenting your kids. Being a great coach requires you to be great at connecting with people, hold them to a high standard, and to be empathetic to the challenges they are uniquely facing. No one understands this better tha…

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194 - How to Generate $200+/hour for Personal Training with the PT Legends 39:45

2+ y ago39:45

39:45

If you've had any success as a personal trainer, you've probably experienced those moments where your schedule is full, and you can't take on any more clients at those prime times. You end up having to turn down great training opportunities, or forcing clients into inconvenient times, which usually results in the client not being happy. In today's …

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193 - Getting Clients out of Pain and Injury with Dr Ray Gorman 46:38

2+ y ago46:38

46:38

Coaches are more powerful than they think. Not only can we help people lose weight, gain muscle, and get in the best shape of their lives, but we can help people get out of pain and overcome injuries that aren't currently being solved by their doctors or physical therapists. Through smart modifications, corrective exercise, and helping to manage a …

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192 - How to Open a 2nd Location that Looks Nothing Like Your First with Jonathan Dejean of Krewe Fitness and ErgoFit 46:31

2+ y ago46:31

46:31

After years of building a successful CrossFit gym in New Orleans, Jonathan DeJean realized that what his city needed was not another CrossFit gym. If Krewe Fitness was going to fulfill their mission and help more people, then it would likely happen with a model that was more accessible to the average person. As a former rower at LSU, Jonathan and h…

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191 - The 7-Minute Phone Call That Will Transform Your Gym Business with PT Legends 33:34

2+ y ago33:34

33:34

Years ago, it was common to have anybody who was interested in your gym try a free class, and then hope they liked it enough to sign up. As the micro gym industry has matured over the years, many gyms have moved to doing a no-sweat intro or consultation in order to learn more about what their clients are looking for and to potentially prescribe hig…

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190 - Why “Not Enjoying 1-on-1 Training” May Be a Sign You’re Failing as a Coach 17:03

2+ y ago17:03

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When I first started coaching CrossFit over a decade ago, I didn’t really enjoy running personal training sessions. CrossFit in a group setting seemed like a magic pill that could solve everyone’s issues, so personal training just seemed unnecessary, overly expensive for the client, and a little boring to run. For those first several years, I would…

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189 - From Failed Coffee Shop Owner to Multiple Seven-Figure Locations with Craig Avera of Cali Coffee 53:25

2+ y ago53:25

53:25

Imagine opening a gym in your twenties only to see it go out of business a couple years later. Now imagine re-opening a gym under the same name in your thirties, and it reaching such a massive amount of success that you quickly scale to multiple locations and have franchisees knocking down your doors. That's what happened to my good friend Craig Av…

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188 - High Ticket Impact with PT Legends Dave and Scott 53:19

2+ y ago53:19

53:19

A few months back, we starting working with a company called PT Legends to help us create high-ticket, high-impact transformation programs at FitTown Jupiter. We've known for years that many of our clients needed more than just group classes, personal training, or nutrition coaching, but we struggled to create a system that could have a deep impact…

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187 - From Coach to Leader with Brandon Simpson of Swamp Rabbit CrossFit 51:33

2+ y ago51:33

51:33

A few years back, I got an email from a listener of the podcast, recommending that I check out a book called the 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. That email came from Brandon Simpson, the general manager of Swamp Rabbit CrossFit in Greenville, SC, and was the start of a relationship that has provided tremendous growth for both of us. Brandon…

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186 - Finding Your Greater Purpose with Matt Chenard 46:56

2+ y ago46:56

46:56

A few years ago, we almost hired a coach out of Canada to re-locate and work at FitTown Jupiter. The coach talked really highly of his home gym, Greater Purpose Health and Fitness, and was excited by how much our core values lined up with where he was currently working. The owner of that gym is Matt Chenard, and he is an incredible coach, gym owner…

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185 - Why Your Inability to Sell is a Sign You're Failing as a Coach 28:55

2+ y ago28:55

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It's almost assumed in the fitness world that you are either a great coach or a great salesman. It's common for coaches to say that they "just want to coach", so they leave the selling and asking for money to the gym owner or someone else in the business. But our experience has taught us that you can't defer these skills to someone else if you want…

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184 - How to Fill Your Gym with Facebook Ads with Jono Petrohilos 45:04

2+ y ago45:04

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Facebook ads can be a powerful tool for microgym owners to fill our gyms, but they can also be confusing, time-consuming, and feel like a distraction from the most important parts of our business. Not to mention if you don’t see the results you hoped for, you feel like you just flushed a wad of cash right down the drain.In today’s episode, Jono Pet…

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183- Coaching the Other 23 Hours, Plant Medicine, and the Future of the Coach with Brian Costello of O23 1:17:56

2+ y ago1:17:56

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You can be running the best group classes or personal training sessions in the world, and still be failing to give your clients what they really need to transform their lives. Even if your clients workout for 60 minutes every single day, that still leaves 23 hours per day that can make-or-break their health, happiness, and sense of purpose in their…

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182 - I'm Back. Update, Rebrand, and Future Vision. 29:36

2+ y ago29:36

29:36

When I started Seven Figure Box back in July 2018, I wanted the brand to motivate gym owners to think bigger about what their gyms could be, and the value they could provide to their teams and clients. After nearly 200 episodes, I’ve realized that Seven Figure Box doesn’t really say who we truly are, or what we care about. The last 18 months has be…

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181 - How to Raise Prices Through Quality Coaching and Cutting Excess Programs with Chris Thorndike 1:00:10

2+ y ago1:00:10

1:00:10

My good friend Chris Thorndike of LIV Athletic and Factory Forged is back on the show to talk about how to eliminate excess in your business, in order to increase profit, improve your client and coaching experience, and fall back in love with owning your gym again. Chris is a master of helping gyms simplify their model down to one core program. Thi…

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180 - How to Retire From Your MicroGym with Stu Brauer of WTF Gym Talk 46:58

2+ y ago46:58

46:58

A few years ago, Stu Brauer leveraged his success as a CrossFit gym owner, into purchasing his own commercial real estate building in Charlotte, NC to house his rebranded gym, URBN MVMNT. Recently, he just accepted a lucrative lease offer for that same building, that officially has made him no longer a microgym owner. The offer was too good to pass…

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179 - Overrated or Underrated? 29:42

3y ago29:42

29:42

In this episode of the SFB Show, we're playing Overrated vs. Underrated. We stole this idea for this episode from Gary Vaynerchuk. We'll be talking about all things related to coaching, the gym setting, and athletes, and whether we think things are overrated or underrated.

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178 - The Dichotomy of Great Coaches (Part 2) 33:54

3y ago33:54

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Great coaches and great leaders are those that can find the balance between seemingly opposing ideas or attributes. Great coaches know how to strike a balance between being caring and being commanding. They are great at building 1-on-1 relationships, but also great at managing large groups. They balance seriousness and professionalism with the abil…

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177 - How the Rockstar Coaching Course Can Transform Your Gym and Coaching Team 19:19

3y ago19:19

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On Wednesday, July 7th, we will be launching the Rockstar Coaching Intensive. If you want to learn how to retain more members, improve your class and client experience, build a world-class coaching team, and finally get some freedom from your business, then this course is designed for you. It's the only coaches development course specifically desig…

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176 - What It's Like to be Part of a Great Coaching Team 15:47

3y ago15:47

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Building and maintaining a great coaching team is one of the toughest parts about being a gym owner. But it can also be one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of what we do. And while no team is perfect, being a part of a great team that is committed to growing and getting better every day is a game changer. For gym owners, great teams provid…

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