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Episode 590: The Planet Money Workout

Planet Fitness's bagel breakfast is the second Tuesday of every month.
Planet Fitness
Planet Fitness's bagel breakfast is the second Tuesday of every month.

Most businesses would close if their customers never showed up. An empty restaurant is a disaster. An empty store means bankruptcy. At a gym, emptiness equals success.

Today on the show, the mind games that gyms play with you. From design to pricing to free bagels, gyms want to be a product that everyone buys, but no one actually uses.

Note: This episode originally aired in December 2014.

Music: Emily Taylor's "Getting Physical." Find us: Twitter/ Facebook/ Spotify/ Tumblr.

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