How to Use AI to Streamline Fitness Business Operations and Boost Profits (with Dr Ted Vickey): Episode 531
Fitness Business Podcast: Leadership, Innovation, and Profit
Streamlining Fitness Marketing with AI
This chapter explores how fitness brands can enhance their marketing workflows by integrating AI with spreadsheets. The speaker shares techniques for automating tasks like content generation and data analysis, encouraging listeners to creatively adapt these methods to their own businesses.
Are you not sure if AI is right for your fitness business? This episode is a deep-dive into how your business could be using AI to streamline your operations, personalise the client experience, and ultimately improve business efficiency. Host Justin Tamsett speaks with Dr Ted Vickey, a fitness technology strategist, to discuss how AI tools like ChatGPT can help improve your gym or studio. You’ll learn real-life applications and how personal trainers, gym owners and managers are taking advantage of AI today. Listen to this episode and get ready to enhance leadership, drive innovation, and boost profits.
Key Takeaways:
AI's Role in Fitness: AI can automate repetitive tasks, personalise client experiences, and analyse data to inform decision-making.
ChatGPT's Applications: ChatGPT can be used to generate workout programs, create personalised content, and even draft emails.
The Future of Fitness Professionals: While AI can automate certain tasks, it's unlikely to replace the personal touch and expertise that human trainers provide.
Overcoming Misconceptions: The hosts address common misconceptions about AI, emphasising its potential to enhance rather than replace human capabilities.
Our favourite quotable moments:
“When you combine awareness, practice and experience, you’re not just reacting to life, you’re responding and shaping it in the way you want it to look.” - Brian Weaver
“70% of the tasks that you do as a fitness professional can and should be replaced by ChatGPT.” - Ted Vickey
“Let AI do what it’s good at: the repetitive stuff.” - Ted Vickey
“Clients are looking to us as an expert. We need to be able to take AI information and bring it to a level where our clients can understand it.” - Ted Vickey
Resources:
Fitness Business Podcast’s LinkedIn CommunityMystery Shopping for Fitness Businesses - Website
Dr Ted Vickey - LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Fit Well - Website
Fit Well Academy - Website
The Fitness Professionals Guide to ChatGPT by Dr Ted Vickey - Buy now.
First Chapter Giveaway Offer (Connect with Ted on LinkedIn)
Wise Words Guest:
Brian Weaver - Website
In The Trenches With A REXer:
Jason Jaquays-Tarbox - Website and LinkedIn
Sponsor’s Pitch:
Clint with Max Members - Website
Merch Sponsor:
Myzone - Website
REX Trusted Suppliers:
Power Systems - Website
Myzone - Website
MXM Metrics - Website
Digital Revenue Systems - Website
REX Roundtables - Website and Email
About Your Host:
Justin “JT” Tamsett is a seasoned fitness industry veteran and passionate advocate for promoting physical activity. His mission is to reduce the health care costs across the globe by having more people move and move more often. JT’s hope is that his daughter Zoe can grow up in a world full of opportunity rather than one where governments and communities don’t have the burden of an ageing and sickening population. With over 30 years of experience, JT has owned gyms, coached fitness classes, and now specialises in business coaching for fitness entrepreneurs.
Through his company, Active Management, JT provides guidance and support to gym owners worldwide, empowering them to build successful businesses and contribute to a healthier society. He also leads 8 REX Roundtables in the US and Australia, spoken at over 40 conferences in 23 countries, and consulted with gyms worldwide. JT’s commitment to improving health extends beyond his professional endeavours, as he has also dedicated himself to coaching various sports and actively participates in industry organisations.
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