Welcome to this week’s episode of LIFTS, a quick snapshot into the Latest Industry Fitness Trends and Stories. Today, hosts Matthew Januszek, Co-Founder of Escape Fitness and Mo Iqbal, Founder & CEO of SweatWorks, get together to discuss recent health and biohacking trends, nutrition and supplements, strength training insights, tech and wellness integrations and emerging fitness trends including the latest from industry innovators Oura, F45, Samsung and Vasa Fitness. 

In this LIFTS podcast, topics include:

• Hostage tape; the viral sleeping trend.
• Repacking your pre/post workout supplements.
• Tips from Dr. Jim Stoppani on how to build muscle.
• The new Oura nutrition tracking tool.
• FS8, the new Pilates model from F45.
• F45 teams up with Samsung to bring workouts to Samsung TVs.
• Research results on benefits of ‘exercise stacking’.
• Vasa Fitness adds boutique strength class to HVLP offering.

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0:00       Intro

0:54       Viral sleep trend of ‘hostage taping’

3:44       Exploring supplements and nutrition

10:00    The minefield that consumers face choosing nutritional products

13:27    The evolution of tracking apps

17:46    F45 introducing Pilates offering

19:33    F45 partner with Samsung to deliver Samsung TV workouts

21:23    Exercise snacking and strength training

27:44    Vasa Fitness adds boutique strength class to HVLP offering

30:53    Gym etiquette and social media impact

36:02    Final thoughts