Meet Cody Sipe, CEO of Marbles Brain Body Fitness Franchise, co‑founder of the Functional Aging Institute, and author of Quick Functional Exercises for Seniors. During this short 17-minute intro, Cody and our founder & CEO, Josh Leve, provide an insightful discussion about the only fitness franchise built on brain‑body synergy for the 50+ market.
Together they discuss...
- (0:59) The inspiration behind Marbles.
- (3:36) The Marbles model, how it works, and what makes it so different from traditional fitness programs.
- (6:30) Examples of dual-tasking and the impact Marbles is already making when it comes to brain health and physical fitness.
- (9:55) The ideal Marbles franchise partner, and the support provided to help them succeed.
- (11:50) What is driving the 50+ population towards working out? And why you need to take notice.
- (14:28) How to connect with Marbles to get started and the one thing Cody wants you to take away about the opportunity with Marbles.
- (16:00) How the name Marbles came to be.
Cody Sipe, PhD

Cody Sipe, PhD is an unparalleled leader in training and building a business that serves the growing aging population. His training studio for the past 12 years, Miracles Fitness, has been a flagship facility for other owners to emulate. He is co-founder of the Functional Aging Institute, university professor, researcher and international lecturer. Cody has co-developed two unique licensed programs, Fit Body Forever and Ageless Fitness, that successfully attract and serve this market.
Josh Leve

Josh Leve is the Founder & CEO of the Fitness Business Association (FBA), home of the FBA Certification, built on the Win-Stay-Refer Method™: the client-facing skills of winning clients, keeping them, and earning referrals that no exercise-science certification teaches.
Josh is the third generation of his family to build fitness associations. His grandfather, Mort Leve, created the National Court Clubs Association. His father, Chuck Leve, was a founding employee of IHRSA (now HFA) and created the IHRSA trade show, the largest commercial fitness show in North America.
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