One of its first hits was “Chiclets,” the original candy-coated gum. By 1920, the company’s founder was a millionaire, but he still had not managed to figure out how to make bubble gum.

In the clubhouse, like a kid in a candy store, Lars Nootbaar selects two pieces of gum before each workout (always the original bubble gum flavor, sugar-free). Starter Andre Pallante and closer ...