The Conveners - Tanya Hall
Andy King chats with Tanya from eGym on the Conveners podcast, covering everything from her accidental start in fitness to where the industry is heading.
Tanya didn’t plan a career in fitness, she got into it after having her son, starting part-time at a local leisure centre and working her way through roles in membership, reception and swim school. The turning point came when an older member told her she’d managed to carry her shopping home on the bus for the first time. That moment stuck, and eventually led her to eGym, where she’s now spent about seven years leading their public leisure sales team.
They talk a lot about what makes eGym different, not just making strength training feel simple and accessible, but actually producing real health outcome data. Things like strength improvements or reduced HbA1c aren’t just nice-to-have stats; they’re helping operators unlock funding from public health and community sources, rather than relying purely on big upfront spend. Places like Blackpool, Plymouth, Corby and Pembrokeshire all come up as examples doing interesting things with it. There’s also some chat about Genius AI, which personalises workouts across the whole gym floor, even on kit that isn’t eGym.
The conversation gets more personal when they get into GLP-1s. Both Andy and Tanya have been on their own journeys for around two years. Tanya is really open about how tough the start was, side effects, hair loss, poor sleep, alongside losing six stone in under a year. She talks about the strange psychological side of that kind of change, briefly coming off the medication, regaining weight quickly, and moving onto Monjaro. They also touch on how people are figuring dosing out as they go, the likelihood this becomes a long-term thing, and what’s coming next, like retatrutide or oral versions.
From a sector point of view, Tanya’s take is pretty clear: the biggest opportunity is helping people who’d never normally step into a gym feel comfortable enough to do so. That means simple things, where equipment is placed, how staff show up, and recognising that fitness professionals aren’t therapists but still play a role in confidence and behaviour change. Her overall feeling is that GLP-1s could be huge for the industry, but only if it adapts instead of pushing back.
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