Franchise Factbook

Fitness — USA

133 brands in the USA · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$300K
median start-up
+7.8%
median net growth
3.1%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1Kidokinetics+235.0%
  2. 2Alloy Personal Training+97.5%
  3. 3BODYBAR Pilates+69.4%
  4. 4Big Blue Swim School+53.3%
  5. 5Tippi Toes Dance+34.1%
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Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1Planet Fitness0.2%
  2. 2GOLFTEC0.8%
  3. 3Aqua-Tots Swim School0.8%
  4. 4Kidokinetics1.0%
  5. 5ARTHUR MURRAY1.0%
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Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year

Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Needs 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
  1. 1Jazzercise$2K
  2. 2Fit$15K
  3. 3Hi-Five Sports$28K
  4. 4Retrofitness$30K
  5. 5Creative Kids Movement$35K
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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.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Aqua-Tots Swim SchoolFull FDD data$1.6M–$2.9M+8.7%0.8%27676
KidokineticsDirectory only$111K–$145K+235.0%1.0%24973
Soccer Shots FranchisingFull FDD data$43K–$54K——62173
Big AirFull FDD data$2.5M–$4.6M+25.0%2.8%4070
BODYBAR PilatesPartial FDD data$110K+69.4%1.2%14670
Shoot 360Full FDD data$653K–$2.1M+29.0%1.1%10068
Sky ZonePartial FDD data$2.3M–$4.2M+5.4%1.2%24463
British Swim SchoolPartial FDD data$123K–$176K+25.6%4.1%57862
LaunchPartial FDD data$3.5M–$6.5M+10.7%3.6%5662
Alloy Personal TrainingFull FDD data$272K–$534K+97.5%3.4%25661
Lil' KickersFull FDD data$40K–$65K+7.8%3.7%19259
GOLFTECPartial FDD data$10K+4.0%0.8%8657
Tippi Toes DancePartial FDD data$69K–$164K+34.1%3.8%16757
ARTHUR MURRAYFull FDD data$123K–$408K+2.2%1.0%48056
Fleet FeetPartial FDD data$352K–$652K+5.9%1.3%39455
Project Lean NationFull FDD data$260K–$397K——6552
Anytime FitnessPartial FDD data$539K–$905K-0.7%2.8%4,54248
DivaDance CompanyPartial FDD data$57K–$149K——7848
Live 2 B HealthyPartial FDD data$78K–$122K+7.6%9.1%5647
Workout AnytimeFull FDD data$1.1M–$1.4M——37845
Freedom BoatclubFull FDD data$264K–$623K+8.5%5.7%57643
Athletic RepublicFull FDD data$300K–$674K——7836
Snap FitnessFull FDD data$61K–$63K-5.6%6.2%92035
JazzerciseFull FDD data$2K–$3K——4,95432
Hi-Five SportsFull FDD data$28K–$59K——2426
FitFull FDD data$15K–$5K-6.7%8.2%8225
Gold's GymPartial FDD data$2.4M–$5.2M-5.5%9.9%26421
SpengaFull FDD data$552K–$790K-12.8%16.3%8817
The Camp Transformation CenterPartial FDD data$312K–$419K-12.3%17.7%13815
World GymPartial FDD data$453K–$2.2M——3612
9RoundPartial FDD data$111K–$384K———?
Aira FitnessPartial FDD data$41K–$254K——4?
Amazing AthletesPartial FDD data$75K–$109K———?
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———?
F45 TrainingFull FDD data$362K–$858K——706?

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