Franchise Factbook

Fitness

143 brands · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

🇺🇸 USA 🇨🇦 Canada
$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
  1. 1Anytime Fitness4,542
  2. 2Planet Fitness2,432
  3. 3Snap Fitness920
  4. 4i9 Sports588
  5. 5British Swim School578
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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.

All 143 brands

By scoreBy costBy growthA–Z

Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 51–100.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Discover StrengthFull FDD data$529K–$870K———?
F45 TrainingFull FDD data$362K–$858K——706?
FIRE Fitness CampFull FDD data$183K–$437K———?
Fit Body Boot CampFull FDD data$212K–$389K——189?
FITNESS TOGETHERFull FDD data$259K–$574K——164?
Five Iron GolfFull FDD data$2.0M–$4.7M——14?
Fly Dance FitnessFull FDD data$178K–$441K———?
Fred Astaire Dance StudiosFull FDD data$296K–$658K———?
FS8Full FDD data$349K–$841K——58?
FUNBOXFull FDD data$855K–$1.6M———?
GForce GymsPartial FDD data$100K——4?
Goldfish Swim SchoolPartial FDD data$1.7M———?
Golf EnvyFull FDD data$349K–$697K——2?
Golf VXPartial FDD data$809K–$2.6M——4?
GolfTRKPartial FDD data$299K–$675K——4?
Gymboree Play & MusicPartial FDD data$135K–$389K———?
GYMGUYZPartial FDD data$112K–$194K———?
HomestretchFull FDD data$104K–$217K——319?
Hot Ground Gym FranchisingPartial FDD data$163K–$317K——2?
HOTWORXPartial FDD data$239K–$553K——1,594?
Hudson Valley SwimFull FDD data$94K–$122K———?
Hydrogen FitnessFull FDD data$983K–$2.8M———?
i9 SportsFull FDD data$60K–$70K+10.5%1.7%588?
iFlexFull FDD data$269K–$456K———?
INLIFE WELLNESSPartial FDD data$238K–$453K——4?
Innovative FitnessDirectory only————?
Iron Tribe FitnessPartial FDD data$300K–$434K———?
JETSET PilatesFull FDD data$413K–$807K——16?
KidStrongPartial FDD data$476K–$671K———?
Kommunity FitnessPartial FDD data————?
Kung Fu Kids FranchiseFull FDD data$224K–$410K———?
LiftologyFull FDD data$188K–$428K———?
Los CampeonesFull FDD data$297K–$2.6M———?
M14HoopsFull FDD data$108K–$168K——25?
MadabolicFull FDD data$395K–$603K——84?
Massage ExpertsDirectory only————?
MaxStrength FitnessPartial FDD data$449K–$645K——16?
Monster Mini GolfPartial FDD data$885K–$1.5M——68?
My Gym Children's Fitness CenterPartial FDD data$112K–$385K———?
Nautical Boat ClubsFull FDD data$397K–$697K———?
Ninja NjachallengeFull FDD data$436K–$670K——88?
Orangetheory FitnessPartial FDD data$658K–$2.1M———?
OsteoStrongFull FDD data$276K–$616K———?
Oxygen Yoga & FitnessPartial FDD data$147K–$591K———?
Pickleball 365Partial FDD data$332K–$625K———?
Pickleball KingdomFull FDD data$999K–$2.5M——42?
PickleRagePartial FDD data$883K–$2.5M——2?
Picklr KlrFull FDD data$1.3M–$2.1M——112?
PickUp USA FitnessPartial FDD data$352K–$1.2M———?
Pilates AddictionFull FDD data$321K–$752K———?

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