The most creative gyms of 2025 (so far)

🌎 John Franklin (https://www.instagram.com/johnisbuilding/) and Mateo Lopez recap 7 of the most creative and tactical gyms they’ve featured on the pod this year. Find out how they’re growing faster, retaining more members, and boosting revenue.

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🔥 Show Notes:

(00:00) Intro

(2:00) Empyre Fitness: combining fashion and fitness

(6:14) Train Unique: serving athletes with intellectual and adaptive disabilities

(10:56) Unleash'd Strength: leveraging social media for growth

(14:45) The Collective: creating a polished onboarding experience

(19:24) Run a successful gym with Kilo (visit https://usekilo.com/)

(19:56) Forged Fitness: HYROX affiliation and events

(23:39) OCR Academy: kids' programs

(28:05) The Yard: a unique training pod model

(31:53) Key takeaways and final thoughts

📖 Read About:

Empyre Fitness - https://usekilo.com/how-a-tattoo-brand-turned-into-a-profitable-gym/

Train Unique - https://usekilo.com/gym-owner-makes-45k-month-training-special-needs-athletes/

Unleash'd Strength - https://usekilo.com/this-gym-owner-got-200-members-from-social-media/

The Collective - https://usekilo.com/how-to-build-an-onboarding-system-that-converts-like-crazy/

Forged Fitness - https://usekilo.com/gym-owner-makes-over-500-hour-with-hyrox-events/

OCR Academy - https://usekilo.com/this-ninja-gym-makes-6-figures-from-kids-programs/

The Yard - https://usekilo.com/this-gym-makes-60k-month-by-renting-training-pods/

📺 Watch:

Empyre Fitness - https://youtu.be/3NVRdUc909k

Train Unique - https://youtu.be/whssi9LCw5s

Unleash'd Strength - https://youtu.be/ltAdYLjHOG0

The Collective - https://youtu.be/c5LPuY_g15s

Forged Fitness - https://youtu.be/mrUZo5bjxQg

OCR Academy - https://youtu.be/7QX7ewKQVwU

The Yard - https://youtu.be/Dx0HwkMG5Bk