Growing fastest
Openings minus closures, per year- 1Kidokinetics+235.0%
- 2Alloy Personal Training+97.5%
- 3BODYBAR Pilates+69.4%
- 4Big Blue Swim School+53.3%
- 5Tippi Toes Dance+34.1%
Fewest units lost
Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start- 1Planet Fitness0.2%
- 2GOLFTEC0.8%
- 3Aqua-Tots Swim School0.8%
- 4Kidokinetics1.0%
- 5ARTHUR MURRAY1.0%
Largest systems
Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year- 1Anytime Fitness4,542
- 2Planet Fitness2,432
- 3Snap Fitness920
- 4i9 Sports588
- 5British Swim School578
Most company-owned
Share the franchisor runs itselfNeeds three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.
Lowest cost to enter
Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee- 1Jazzercise$2K
- 2Fit$15K
- 3Hi-Five Sports$28K
- 4Retrofitness$30K
- 5Creative Kids Movement$35K
Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.
Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 1–50.
| Brand | Total to open | Net growth | Units lost/yr | Units | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aqua-Tots Swim SchoolFull FDD data | $1.6M–$2.9M | +8.7% | 0.8% | 276 | 76 |
 KidokineticsDirectory only | $111K–$145K | +235.0% | 1.0% | 249 | 73 |
 Soccer Shots FranchisingFull FDD data | $43K–$54K | — | — | 621 | 73 |
 Big AirFull FDD data | $2.5M–$4.6M | +25.0% | 2.8% | 40 | 70 |
 BODYBAR PilatesPartial FDD data | $110K | +69.4% | 1.2% | 146 | 70 |
 Shoot 360Full FDD data | $653K–$2.1M | +29.0% | 1.1% | 100 | 68 |
 Sky ZonePartial FDD data | $2.3M–$4.2M | +5.4% | 1.2% | 244 | 63 |
 British Swim SchoolPartial FDD data | $123K–$176K | +25.6% | 4.1% | 578 | 62 |
 LaunchPartial FDD data | $3.5M–$6.5M | +10.7% | 3.6% | 56 | 62 |
 Alloy Personal TrainingFull FDD data | $272K–$534K | +97.5% | 3.4% | 256 | 61 |
 Lil' KickersFull FDD data | $40K–$65K | +7.8% | 3.7% | 192 | 59 |
 GOLFTECPartial FDD data | $10K | +4.0% | 0.8% | 86 | 57 |
 Tippi Toes DancePartial FDD data | $69K–$164K | +34.1% | 3.8% | 167 | 57 |
 ARTHUR MURRAYFull FDD data | $123K–$408K | +2.2% | 1.0% | 480 | 56 |
 Fleet FeetPartial FDD data | $352K–$652K | +5.9% | 1.3% | 394 | 55 |
 Project Lean NationFull FDD data | $260K–$397K | — | — | 65 | 52 |
 Anytime FitnessPartial FDD data | $539K–$905K | -0.7% | 2.8% | 4,542 | 48 |
 DivaDance CompanyPartial FDD data | $57K–$149K | — | — | 78 | 48 |
 Live 2 B HealthyPartial FDD data | $78K–$122K | +7.6% | 9.1% | 56 | 47 |
 Workout AnytimeFull FDD data | $1.1M–$1.4M | — | — | 378 | 45 |
 Freedom BoatclubFull FDD data | $264K–$623K | +8.5% | 5.7% | 576 | 43 |
 Athletic RepublicFull FDD data | $300K–$674K | — | — | 78 | 36 |
 Snap FitnessFull FDD data | $61K–$63K | -5.6% | 6.2% | 920 | 35 |
 JazzerciseFull FDD data | $2K–$3K | — | — | 4,954 | 32 |
 Hi-Five SportsFull FDD data | $28K–$59K | — | — | 24 | 26 |
 FitFull FDD data | $15K–$5K | -6.7% | 8.2% | 82 | 25 |
 Gold's GymPartial FDD data | $2.4M–$5.2M | -5.5% | 9.9% | 264 | 21 |
 SpengaFull FDD data | $552K–$790K | -12.8% | 16.3% | 88 | 17 |
 The Camp Transformation CenterPartial FDD data | $312K–$419K | -12.3% | 17.7% | 138 | 15 |
 World GymPartial FDD data | $453K–$2.2M | — | — | 36 | 12 |
 9RoundPartial FDD data | $111K–$384K | — | — | — | ? |
 Aira FitnessPartial FDD data | $41K–$254K | — | — | 4 | ? |
 Amazing AthletesPartial FDD data | $75K–$109K | — | — | — | ? |
 Aqua-Tots Swim SchoolsPartial FDD data | $520K–$1.2M | — | — | — | ? |
 Barre3Full FDD data | $424K–$754K | — | — | 160 | ? |
 Barrel HousePartial FDD data | $540K–$1.2M | — | — | — | ? |
 Big Blue Swim SchoolFull FDD data | $1.9M–$3.5M | +53.3% | — | 60 | ? |
 Body Alive FitnessFull FDD data | $40–$800 | — | — | — | ? |
 Body Fit TrainingFull FDD data | $510K–$1.2M | — | — | 88 | ? |
| Body20Full FDD data | $309K–$473K | — | — | — | ? |
| BODYROKFull FDD data | $290K–$1.1M | — | — | 120 | ? |
| Burn Boot CampPartial FDD data | $149K–$353K | — | — | — | ? |
 Club PilatesFull FDD data | $403K–$1.0M | — | — | 2,352 | ? |
| Conquer PadelFull FDD data | $360K–$598K | — | — | — | ? |
 Creative Kids MovementPartial FDD data | $35K–$47K | — | — | 12 | ? |
 Crunch FitnessPartial FDD data | $671K–$3.3M | — | — | — | ? |
 CycleBarPartial FDD data | $411K–$1.1M | — | — | 378 | ? |
 D-BAT AcademiesPartial FDD data | $503K–$995K | — | — | — | ? |
 D1 TrainingFull FDD data | $402K–$837K | — | — | 308 | ? |
 Discover StrengthFull FDD data | $529K–$870K | — | — | — | ? |