76. Finding Ultimate Success in the Fitness Industry: Interview with Mets Aalin

The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9 • 598 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Kris and his long time friend and founder of Titan Fitness in Australia, Mets Aalin, give the low down on what it takes to run a successful gym, the challenges Mets faced in the early days of Titan and why he persevered through those struggles.

We also discuss the importance of building an amazing culture in your club and how to make an impact in YOUR community.

Time Stamps

How from the age of 10 he KNEW he would be in the fitness industry. Why sometimes throwing yourself in the deep end is where the success is and with that comes struggle [2:03]
The moment the tide changed and he started to have some success in the industry [6:25]
Why in life you must climb those stepping stones to move forward. The challenges faced and lessons learned in opening gyms [10:30]
The importance of creating a culture of respect, tribal leadership in building a successful gym setting [19:02]
What standards does he expect from his team members? [23:41]
How success is created on impact [26:15]
Why we must look after our health to live a more purposeful life [28:40]
If you can't get your nutrition right, you are not going to get your mindset right [35:14]
Be grateful and be present when someone recognizes your accomplishments [40:35]

Featured Guest: Mets Aalin

Related Links/Products Mentioned

Titan Fitness

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Transcript

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0:00.0	I'd like to start today's podcast by telling you about J-O-O-V.
0:06.0	That's J-O-O-V.
0:09.0	So Juve has a selection of infrared panels that I've been using for about a year and a half now.
0:16.0	I use a selection of panels. I've got the larger panels at home.
0:19.0	When I'm traveling, I'm
0:21.5	used the juve go. So, you know, I'll use this specifically more so at times when I'm not
0:27.4	going to get that much sunlight, when I'm not going to be exposed to the restorative red light. So
0:31.8	whether I'm in meetings, if I'm filming indoors, or it's the particular time of the season,
0:36.5	much like it's getting into fall
0:38.9	now and we're having less sunlight. So there's a lot of clinical and wide ranging studies that
0:46.5	prove that near infrared and red light therapy can really help with ATP production, help with the health of the mitochondria,
0:55.8	and obviously allow us to perform at peak performance. So to reinforce, there's a wide
1:02.0	ranging of benefits such as faster muscle recovery, enhanced sleep, better athletic performance,
1:08.8	reduced pain, and even increased testosterone production.
1:14.0	So why Juve of all the infrared and red light therapy panels that you can see out there?
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