Natalia started with Pilates at 19. Now she’s helping gym owners build stronger businesses with Gym Insight.

In this episode of The Gym Owner’s Podcast, Anthony introduces Natalia Schulte, a new member of the Gym Insight team and a fresh voice on the podcast.

Natalia shares how she got started in the fitness industry through Pilates at age 19 and how that early experience shaped both her body and her career. From working in Pilates studios to earning her NASM personal training certification, Natalia explains why fitness became more than just a job — it became a foundation for helping others take care of their bodies.

Anthony and Natalia discuss the importance of core strength, how Pilates helped Natalia recover through pregnancies, surgeries, and car accidents, and why she believes in teaching from personal experience before coaching others.

Natalia also talks about working in different fitness environments, including Lifetime, CrossFit, Pilates studios, and a brief role connected to bariatric care. She explains how her experience inside gyms and studios gave her a deeper understanding of what fitness business owners deal with every day.

The episode then shifts into Natalia’s move to the other side of the industry: helping gym owners through Gym Insight. She shares how working with gym owners allows her to support the people who are supporting their communities, and why simple, helpful software matters so much when owners are trying to run their business without unnecessary frustration.

Anthony and Natalia also talk about grand openings, helping new gym owners, customer success moments, and why having both East Coast and West Coast perspectives will bring more value to future episodes of The Gym Owner’s Podcast.

For gym owners, studio owners, personal trainers, and fitness professionals, this episode is a quick introduction to Natalia’s background, her passion for the fitness industry, and the perspective she brings to the Gym Insight team.

In This Episode

• Natalia’s introduction to The Gym Owner’s Podcast
• How she got started with Pilates at 19
• Why Pilates became her first love in fitness
• How core strength helped her through pregnancies and recovery
• Why she pursued NASM personal training certification
• Her experience working at Lifetime, CrossFit, Pilates studios, and more
• Why believing in fitness makes selling training easier
• What moved Natalia from direct member support to helping gym owners
• Why complicated fitness software creates unnecessary stress
• How Gym Insight helps simplify gym operations
• Why partnering with gym owners helps support entire communities
• What Natalia enjoys most about joining the Gym Insight team
• Why grand openings are exciting for Gym Insight customers
• Natalia’s first “moment of magic” helping a Gym Insight customer
• How Natalia will bring a new perspective to future TGOP episodes