Cheapest Fitness Franchises to Open

Ranked on the low end of the Item 7 estimated initial investment, which the FTC requires to cover everything needed to open: the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. It is the honest floor, not a deposit — and the high end of the same range is often double it.

1. 1Jazzercise$2KItem 7 low
2. 2Fit$15KItem 7 low
3. 3Hi-Five Sports$28KItem 7 low
4. 4Retrofitness$30KItem 7 low
5. 5Creative Kids Movement$35KItem 7 low
6. 6Lil' Kickers$40KItem 7 low
7. 7Aira Fitness$41KItem 7 low
8. 8Soccer Shots Franchising$43KItem 7 low
9. 9Soccer Stars$50KItem 7 low
10. 10DivaDance Company$57KItem 7 low
11. 11i9 Sports$60KItem 7 low
12. 12Snap Fitness$61KItem 7 low
13. 13Tippi Toes Dance$69KItem 7 low
14. 14Amazing Athletes$75KItem 7 low
15. 15Live 2 B Healthy$78KItem 7 low
16. 16Special Strong$85KItem 7 low
17. 17Send Me A Trainer$89KItem 7 low
18. 18Hudson Valley Swim$94KItem 7 low
19. 19GForce Gyms$100KItem 7 low
20. 20Homestretch$104KItem 7 low

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.