# The Gym of the Future Explained

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Podcast: [Fitness Business University Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/fitness-business-university-podcast-4121108)
Published: 2026-07-14T00:02:07+00:00
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## Resource

Join us at the Gym of the Future Live Event on July 17th and 18th in Berkeley Heights, NJ. In person and virtual tickets available: https://www.vincegabriele.com/events/gym-of-the-future/ Quick episode while I'm waiting outside jiu jitsu. The SPF Mastermind meeting is a week away and I wanted to break down exactly what we're covering and why this one matters. The theme is the Gym of the Future. And before you think this is all AI and robots, it's not. My opening talk is about the things you need to stop ignoring and start doing better. Not what to add. What to improve. And the number one thing I'm going to prove with a full slide deck is that your retention rate is the single most important thing in your business for the next three to five years. A gym with 6% attrition loses 72 people a year. A gym with 3% loses 36. That's half the marketing budget, half the stress, and twice the growth with the same number of new members coming in. AI can't replace the critical event in our business: the exchange between your coach and your client. That's the thing. That's the whole thing. Everything else supports it. So we're going to talk about what needs to get better around that core. Here's the full lineup. Day one starts with me on stage all morning covering what gym owners need to focus on in the next three to five years to actually thrive. Then Devin Gage takes the keynote slot talking about leadership at every stage of business, from $20K a month to $100K plus, because the leadership your gym needs changes as you grow. He's opened nine gyms in three years and is on his way to 100. Then we do the What's Working Now group exercise where 100+ gym owners in the room share the best strategies producing results right now. Day two opens with Tom Leonardis going boots on the ground…

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