# Mike Ranfone & Dr. Marko Lujic - The Gym of the Future Will Change the Future of Healthcare: RTS's Integration Model

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Podcast: [Future of Fitness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-of-fitness-60424)
Published: 2026-03-12T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What happens when a lifelong friendship meets a shared frustration with broken systems? Mike Ranfone and Dr. Marko Lujic did something most people only talk about — they actually built the gym-medical hybrid model that the health and fitness industry has been circling around for years. In this episode, Dr. Lujic opens up about the moment he realized he wasn't practicing healthcare — he was practicing sick care — and how that wake-up call led him and Mike to launch RTS Health in Hampton, Connecticut. Together, they walk us through their full client experience: from DEXA scans and comprehensive biomarker labs to concierge medicine, personalized training, and registered dietitian support — all under one roof for around $1,000/month. They also get real about why collaboration beats territorialism, why most people are "majoring in the minors" when it comes to longevity, and what it actually takes to build a business model at the intersection of fitness and functional medicine. If you've ever felt like the fitness and medical worlds should be talking to each other but aren't — this episode is for you. Episode Takeaways: 🤝 Lifelong friendships can become your greatest business asset — Mike and Dr. Lujic's 35-year friendship gave them the trust and communication that most business partnerships take years to build (and some never do) 🏥 Sick care vs. healthcare — Dr. Lujic's pivot away from hospital medicine came from recognizing he was only treating disease after the fact, not preventing it in the first place 📊 Data drives everything at RTS — DEXA scans, comprehensive biomarker labs, VO2 max testing, resting metabolic rate assessments, and brain scans create a full picture no 12-minute PCP visit ever could 💊 Stop majoring in the minors — Before anyone gets peptides or hormone o…

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