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Luxury Gyms Invite You to Work Out, Hang Out, Or Just Work

With their invite-only policies and coworking spaces, high-end urban gyms aspire to be fitness studio, social club, and office rolled into one.
Group exercise at BKBX in Boston, an "adventure training center" where members can have their biometrics tracked by wearable technology and analyzed by staff.Brooklyn Boulders

In the future, an algorithm will spit out your optimal workout plan. It will be implemented by a private trainer, in a space that looks less like a gym than a sleek hotel lobby. After showering, you may walk out of the locker room to find other members milling around a pop-up art gallery.

They’ll be your friends. Or at least they’ll be part of your network.