AI-powered gyms have emerged as the latest advancement, offering personalized training experiences without the premium price tag of traditional personal training. Fred Fitness in Santa Monica, CA is leading this movement, combining cutting-edge AI technology with thoughtfully designed spaces to create a completely different gym experience.

These tech-forward fitness centers use artificial intelligence to customize workouts, track progress, and provide real-time feedback. But they still maintain the human element through available certified trainers ready to assist eager gym-goers. This combination of technology and human connection creates a new way of approaching fitness that won’t be going anywhere but mainstream. 

The Rise of AI in Fitness

This innovative concept comes from Clever Fit, a major European fitness company that recognized an opportunity to transform the American fitness market. After opening its doors in January 2025, the Santa Monica location marks the brand’s first foray into the U.S. market, bringing EGYM’s advanced technology along with it.

The experience at the AI-powered facility starts with the assessment process. Members begin with a comprehensive evaluation measuring body composition, metabolic baseline, flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular capacity. This data allows the AI to determine a member’s biological age across various fitness dimensions and creates a foundation for personalized workout plans.

Rather than generic workout routines or expensive personal training sessions, Fred Fitness offers AI-generated programs calibrated to individual goals and abilities, constantly adjusting as members progress. This creates a middle ground between self-directed workouts and traditional personal training.

How AI Changes Your Gym Experience

The 11,500-square-foot Santa Monica club is leading the way on how technology can enhance the gym experience. Natural light floods through the open-concept space, with earth tones creating an environment that feels simultaneously energizing and comfortable. The layout itself plays a practical role—designed to accommodate the AI-driven equipment while maintaining a spacious and welcoming atmosphere.

The strength and cardio equipment features gamification elements that make workouts more engaging, keeping clients interested and engaged. As the AI tracks your movements and progress, it adjusts resistance, suggests modifications, and provides real-time feedback. This creates a dynamic experience where each session responds to your performance, like having a personal trainer watching your form and suggesting modifications.

While the technology drives the experience, certified trainers remain present throughout the facility. These professionals help members understand how to work with the AI-powered equipment, correct form issues, and customize the computer-generated plans. Unlike traditional gyms, where trainer access requires additional fees, Fred Fitness includes trainer support within its membership structure.

This setup eliminates common barriers to fitness success. With assistance from the professionals, the initial learning curve of using new equipment becomes irrelevant. The motivational challenge fades as the gamified elements and progress tracking keep members engaged. Even the financial obstacle of personal training becomes irrelevant with the included trainer consultations and the month-to-month membership model.

Some fitness enthusiasts prefer traditional workouts’ “unplugged” nature without technological intervention. For others, the data-driven approach might initially feel overwhelming. Fred Fitness addresses these concerns by maintaining human experts who can help members navigate between high-tech and traditional training methods.

Final Thoughts

Fred Fitness exemplifies the transitions occurring by integrating AI into the human experience of personal training. By addressing long-standing problems in the industry, most notably the gap between generic workouts and expensive personal training, Fred Fitness has created a solution for a financial pain point and barrier to entry in the fitness industry. By democratizing access to personalized fitness guidance, these gyms develop pathways for more people to achieve meaningful results or dip their first toe into the gym experience.

With AI-powered trainers, clients receive consistent progress tracking, real-time feedback, and personalized programming that adapts as you grow stronger. As Fred Fitness gains in popularity after its launch in Santa Monica earlier this year, it represents the beginning of what may become the new standard for gyms across America, where technology enhances the human elements that make fitness transformative.

About Elisa Edelstein
Elisa is a curious and versatile writer, carving her niche in the health and wellness industry since 2015. Her lens is rooted in real world experience as a personal trainer and competitive bodybuilder and extended out of the gym and on to the page as a writer where she is able to combine her passions for empowering others, promoting wellness, and the power of the written word.