Entrepreneurs
The Wellness Trap: Why Our Obsession With Health Is Making Us Sick
I build wellness brands for a living, and I've watched health become a second job. Here's the reset that makes it lighter and more effective.
Health and Fitness Businesses
Entrepreneurs
This Former Marine Beat Death Twice and Turned His Wake-Up Call Into A Wellness Business
Anthony Vennare built Fitt Insider—a B2B platform that focuses on the business of health and wellness.
By Jon Bier
Entrepreneurs
Creatine Isn’t Just for Bodybuilders. Here’s Why I Take It Every Day — and Why You Might Want To
Once reserved for bodybuilders, creatine is now gaining traction among entrepreneurs and wellness seekers. The science is compelling, and the benefits go far beyond muscle gains.
Building a Business
She Turned Her Fitness Side Hustle Into a Global Business in Just 8 Months: ‘I Made a Commitment to Keep Working When It Would Have Been Easier to Stop’
Hilary Hoffman discusses the launch and growth of SotoMethod, her omnichannel fitness company.
By Dan Bova
Building a Business
The Training (and Business) Philosophy That Sets This Self-Defense Studio Apart
At Nomad Krav Maga, Shane Langwell teaches more than self-defense by helping students strengthen their confidence, resilience and a sense of community that extends beyond the gym.
Building a Business
Get Fit at One of America’s 15 Favorite Local Fitness Spots
Whether you're dancing, boxing, doing yoga or lifting weights, these mom & pop establishments will get you moving.
Business Plan
This Fitness CEO Ignored Advice to Alter His Brand. What Happened Next Is a Crash Course in Business Focus.
HYROX founder Christian Toetzke stresses the value of staying the course.
By Jon Bier
Business News
How One Company Transformed a Medical Device into a Mass Market Phenomenon
Hyperice's Gilad Jacobs has spearheaded the recovery revolution, expanding the use of his late mother's innovative compression invention for patients, athletes, and everyday citizens.
By Jon Bier
Entrepreneurs
These Rapidly Growing Non-Alcoholic Beverages May Encourage A Damp July
If you want fewer hangovers, better sleep, more energy and weight loss, minimize your alcohol intake this summer with these alternatives that still elevate your mood.
Business Ideas
How This Green Beret Defied Conventional Wisdom and Built a $46 Million Rucksacking Business
In a world of disposable goods, GORUCK strives to make products that last a lifetime.
By Jon Bier
Entrepreneurs
Adopt These 9 Habits and You’ll Be Unrecognizable By the End of 2024
Beyond gratitude, SPF, and making your bed, these habits will help you better succeed in business, life and relationships.
Building a Business
These 3 Peloton Instructors Went From Struggling Freelancers to Rising Entrepreneurs — Here’s How They Did It.
Emma Lovewell, Cody Rigsby and Tunde Oyeneyin share life stories that helped shape them as celebrity fitness instructors and brand ambassadors in recently published books.
Building a Business
Ecstatic Breathwork, Goat Yoga, and a Founder Known as ‘The Machine’: America’s 15 Favorite Local Fitness Businesses
Across the country, people wanting to move and get in shape are looking for new experiences, and personalized attention.
Buying a Franchise
Back When Orangetheory Started Expanding, Its New Studios Failed. Here’s How They Turned It Around.
Learning to replicate one location's success is a whole different equation, cofounder David Long says.
By Jason Feifer
Thought Leaders
Three Things That Helped the Head of Gym Giant Barry’s Succeed
Joey Gonzalez, CEO of the worldwide workout destination Barry's, details directives required to foster diverse communities across four continents.
Thought Leaders
Selling Sunset’s Jason Oppenheim Reveals What He Does to Stay Focused and Productive — And It Only Takes 30 Minutes a Day.
Serial Entrepreneur Jason Oppenheim dedicates 30 minutes out of his day to unlocking unmatched focus and productivity.
Buying a Franchise
How to Start a Row House Franchise in 2023
Looking for information about how to open a Row House franchise? Here's what you need to know.
Buying a Franchise
When Her Studio Burned Down, She Taught Classes in a Church Basement. Now She Has 10 Locations.
Kika Stretch Studios is all about teaching students to relax. To succeed, its founder had to learn to do that herself.
Entrepreneurs
This Company Wants to Pay You for Your Steps. Here’s How it Works.
The co-founder and CEO of Sweatcoin explains how the company's move-to-earn vision is helping people be healthier while also getting brands in front of 100 million users.
By Jessica Abo
Building a Business
5 Questions to Ask Yourself If You’re Thinking About Becoming a Health Coach
The chief revenue officer at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition shares how the program works and the myriad of ways you can use a health coaching certification.
By Jessica Abo
Buying a Franchise
One-Two Punch: She Opened One of the First Mayweather Boxing Franchises, and Then the Pandemic Hit
Kathy Davis knows the meaning of rolling with the punches.
By Kim Kavin
Entrepreneurs
The 3 Biggest Questions Facing the Fitness Industry
With gyms re-opening, there are new questions about where and how consumers choose to work out.
Thought Leaders
50 Years Into Running a Business, Jazzercise Founder Judi Sheppard Missett Doesn’t Believe in Productivity for Productivity’s Sake: ‘I Focus More on Intention’
The founder reveals the routines and habits that have been formative to her success.
Thought Leaders
These Two Female Fitness Instructors Were Dismissed by Investors. Now, the Joke’s on Them.
Their success came from leaning into their background, not shying away from it.
By Mita Mallick
Buying a Franchise
How Planet Fitness Muscled Through Temporary Pandemic Closures to Become a Top Franchise
The affordable exercise chain managed to keep the doors of every single location open in 2021. In fact, it opened dozens more. That how it landed the #7 spot on our Franchise 500 ranking.
Thought Leaders
The Six-Figure Solopreneur World: How Much You Can Earn As An Independent Beauty or Fitness Professional?
Exploring the earning potential of two popular solopreneur careers. The results may surprise you.
Building a Business
Three Simple Truths That Will Make or Break Your Business and Fitness Goals
Succeeding in both arenas comes down to these three things.