# Superset 
> A newsletter by Eightsets for fitness coaches who want to know what they're worth — and what the industry is doing next. Compensation data, industry news, and strategy. 
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## Pages
- [About this site](https://blog.eightsets.com/about.md) - Supersets is an independent publication launched in April 2026 by Jorge. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows Supersets to continue to exist. Thank you…

## Posts
- [002: The GLP-1 Playbook](https://blog.eightsets.com/002-the-glp-1-playbook.md) - Life Time, Planet Fitness, Equinox and 14 others now have active GLP-1 programs. 20–50% of weight lost on Ozempic comes from muscle. Here's the coaching strategy for 2026.
- [001: The Value Shift](https://blog.eightsets.com/issue-001-the-value-shift.md) - Gyms are losing members. Studios are keeping them. Google wants to monitor your heart while you check Instagram. And the DIY wellness movement is getting complicated. Here's what it all means for coaches.
- [The Group Fitness Pay Problem](https://blog.eightsets.com/the-group-fitness-pay-problem.md) - Group fitness instructors earn $20–$28 per class while studios charge $42–$46. SoulCycle NYC averages $53,766/year. Here's what every format actually pays in 2026.
- [The Community Economy: Is Hyrox Building a Better Business for Coaches or Just a Better Brand?](https://blog.eightsets.com/hyrox-trainer-certification-community-training-or-just-a-brand.md) - Hyrox has 650,000 athletes and a trainer cert that auto-renews annually. Is community training building better coach businesses, or just better brands? Superset investigates.
- [Independent Personal Trainer NYC: Rates, Spaces and the Benchmark](https://blog.eightsets.com/independent-personal-trainer-nyc-pricing-rates-spaces.md) - NYC independent trainers earn $80–$150/session, but most are pricing blind. Here's what spaces cost, what neighborhoods pay, and how Eightsets changes the math.
- [The Data Gap: AI Coaches Now Know More About Your Clients Than You Do](https://blog.eightsets.com/ai-coach-data-advantage-personal-trainer-strategy.md) - Google just launched an AI coach that reads medical records and gym equipment. Here's what the data gap means for human coaches, and 5 strategies to address it.
- [Luxury Residential Fitness: The Coach Pay Gap Nobody Talks About](https://blog.eightsets.com/luxury-residential-fitness-amenity-coach-pay-nyc.md) - NYC luxury buildings now rival boutique studios. LIVunLtd pays $70/hr. Elite Amenity $55–$75/hr. But coaches are contractors with no benchmark and no benefits.
- [The Corporate Fitness Pay Gap: Who's Really Keeping the Money?](https://blog.eightsets.com/the-corporate-fitness-pay-gap-whos-really-keeping-the-money.md) - The corporate wellness market hits $70B this year. The coaches inside it earn below the national average. The vendor layer in between is the reason nobody's talking about.
- [The Certification Business: Who's Really Getting Paid?](https://blog.eightsets.com/personal-trainer-certification-cost-whos-really-profiting.md) - The certification industry built a subscription model on top of a mandatory credential. Coaches pay to get in, then pay to stay in, every two years, forever.
- [NYC Boutique Fitness and the Millionaire Tax: What Coaches Need to Know](https://blog.eightsets.com/nyc-personal-trainer-income-millionaire-tax.md) - NYC's millionaire tax debate is loud. But what does it mean for personal trainer income and boutique fitness coach pay?
- [Will AI Replace Personal Trainers? The Land Grab Nobody's Talking About](https://blog.eightsets.com/will-ai-replace-personal-trainers.md) - OpenAI, Microsoft, Peloton and Perplexity all launched AI personal trainers in 6 months. Will AI replace fitness coaches? Here's the real story.
- [The Industry Is Booming. So Why Aren't Coaches?](https://blog.eightsets.com/fitness-coach-salary-gym-membership-record.md) - Gym memberships hit 81 million in 2025. Fitness industry revenue is up. So why is personal trainer pay still a black box?

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