Your Ultimate Guide To IHRSA 2023!
We are just over a month away from the IHRSA convention in San Diego, so I thought I would share some thoughts for you on what not to miss and why you need to get to San Diego on March 20th for 3 days.
Presentations Not To Miss
Lock in the following presentations:
- Monday 20th @ 9am – New Business Trends & Shifts. I am on the panel with 2 other REX Roundtable Chairs: Brent Darden & Fausto Di Giulio.
- Wednesday 22nd @ 11:45 – Creating World Class Experiences Through World Class Team Leadership. I am leading this panel.
Further, our Fitness Business Podcast hosts are also speaking:
- Monday 20th @ 2:45pm – 4 Gens by 2 Gens: How to Drive Four Generations to Your Gym with Sarah and Sal Pellegrino
- Monday 20th @ 4pm – Fitness Career Mapping: Charting A Career Growth Path with Dori
Key Notes Are A Must Attend
I am a huge fan of IHRSA key notes and this year will be no different. They all look excellent so make sure you don’t miss them!
In fact, you can get a sneak peak of the energetic Cassandra Worthy on the Fitness Business Podcast – click here to listen. Thanks to IHRSA and Matrix for the opportunity to chat with Cassandra.
Clubs You Must Visit
There are lots of great gyms to visit in San Deigo but here are my top 3 plus a bonus!
Crossfit Invictus – Just 1 mile from the Convention Centre is one of the world’s best CrossFit boxes. Do a class experience the world class coaches.
Fit Athletic – There is a Fit Athletic at Petco Park where you’ll find many delegates but I highly recommend going the extra distance to the club in Little Italy. You will not be disappointed.
Revel Fit Club – An exquisite fit out, tough work out and quality coaches. You’ll also see all the flexibility of the FitBench. It is 8 miles from the Convention Centre so book a class and head over.
Bonus – opening March 1st is an Aussie gym called The Yard San Diego. It will still be in its first 30 days of opening and is just 6 miles from the Convention Centre. Book a class and jump in an Uber – don’t forget to take your Myzone belt!
Pssst – I would love you to head a little further north and visit my REX member club: Parisi Speed School San Diego. Paul and his team run an awesome facility and well worth a look – especially if you want to make money from youth programs. Again an Uber as it is just under 16 miles.
Where You Cannot Get Into – Unless You Know Someone
Other than the numerous social activities where invites are essential, there are two amazing educational events outside of the IHRSA event that if you can get invited to, you MUST attend:
- The Myzone Hot Breakfast – A fantastic way to start the day! You’ll learn the latest in tech and get an update on the development of Myzone. This is literally one of the hottest tickets in town! If you don’t have Myzone, get it before IHRSA and ask for a Hot Breakfast ticket!
- REX Pre-IHRSA Event – The day before the IHRSA event REX Roundtables will have it’s annual networking and educational session. This year Leo Bottary, author of PeerNovation, will deliver a key note. Want to know more about this event, drop Eddie Tock an email.
I’ll look forward to seeing you at IHRSA 2023!
Justin is the Managing Director of Active Management, which he began January 2004. He offers coaching to businesses worldwide in everything from start up and design to marketing and sales systems. Justin also facilitates four Australian and New Zealand ‘fitness industry roundtables’ events, which allows him to see a huge cross section of business models.