Most Stable Fitness Franchises

Ranked on the share of outlets that leave the system each year — terminated, not renewed, or ceased operations. Outlets the franchisor reacquires are excluded: the shop is still trading, it simply changed hands. This is the closest thing an FDD offers to a failure rate, and it is the number a prospective franchisee should read before any growth figure.

1. 1Planet Fitness0.2%2,432 units
2. 2GOLFTEC0.8%86 units
3. 3Aqua-Tots Swim School0.8%276 units
4. 4Kidokinetics1.0%249 units
5. 5ARTHUR MURRAY1.0%480 units
6. 6Shoot 3601.1%100 units
7. 7BODYBAR Pilates1.2%146 units
8. 8Sky Zone1.2%244 units
9. 9Fleet Feet1.3%394 units
10. 10i9 Sports1.7%588 units
11. 11Big Air2.8%40 units
12. 12Anytime Fitness2.8%4,542 units
13. 13Alloy Personal Training3.4%256 units
14. 14Launch3.6%56 units
15. 15Lil' Kickers3.7%192 units
16. 16Tippi Toes Dance3.8%167 units
17. 17British Swim School4.1%578 units
18. 18Freedom Boatclub5.7%576 units
19. 19Snap Fitness6.2%920 units
20. 20Fit8.2%82 units

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.