Ep 13: John Aglialoro
It may not seem special to see treadmills in a gym today, but when John Aglialoro saw a use for a heart-testing tool as a means to run indoors, it cha...
Gym Class: Heroes of Fitness
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Fitness is an industry of entrepreneurs and visionaries, a place where innovation changes the world. These are the stories of the men and women behind those innovations.
Ep 12: Jim Worthington
Few people in the fitness industry are as self-effacing as Jim Worthington, but it becomes hard to believe when you hear what this former gym manager,...
Ep 11: David Von Storch
David Von Storch's story of success began when a mysterious buyer made an offer he couldn't refuse on his first business: a nightclub in Washington, D...
Ep 10: Randy Hetrick
Randy Hetrick is the creator of the TRX Suspension Trainer and the founder of TRX. Inventing a workout while operating in a war zone probably makes He...
Ep 9: Phil Wendel
Phil Wendel was a high school teacher in 1967 looking to make extra cash when a friend asked him to help chaperone a junior high trip to Washington, D...
Ep 8: Tom Campanaro
Total Gym founder Tom Campanaro was wrapping up a bodybuilding career when he and his partners thought up a creation that improved upon an idea dating...
Ep 7: Tim Rhode
Tim and Liz Rhode are the quintessential independent entrepreneurs – adventurous, curious, and in constant pursuit of bringing their vision to reality...
Ep 6: Jesse Campanaro
Growing up in the industry and assembling Total Gym gliding planks in his family garage with his buddies, Jesse Campanaro proves that despite the good...
Ep 5: Scott Gillespie
Scott Gillespie found himself as a "fixer" of operationally challenged health clubs. But when he met his ultimate test, a poorly managed, financially ...
Ep 4: Paul Byrne
Paul Byrne is the reason nearly every gym and health club in America has an elliptical machine. In this episode of "Gym Class: Heroes of Fitness," the...