Fitness Revolution
Product/service: Personal & group
training
Franchises in the U.S.: 200 - 146 Fitness
Revolution & 54 Athletic Revolution
Net worth requirement: AU$21,500 –
AU$161,500
Royalty: 6%
Franchise fee: AU$10,000
This Elizabethtown, Kentucky based
business has two program options for
potential franchisees: Fitness Revolution,
designed for adults, and Athletic
Revolution, targeted toward six to
18-year-olds.
The business focuses on group training
sessions, based on individual needs:
weight loss groups or muscle building
groups. Athletic Revolution is also geared
towards helping kids and teenagers
perform better at sports. Franchisees
are not required to rent or own brick-
and-mortar studios: many hold classes
in churches, school gyms or other rented
spaces. www.frnation.com
Founded in 2009 with the philosophy
that each day is made of a perfectly
matched set of 1,440 minutes of
opportunities, choices, and attitudes,
Fitness 1440 has developed into one of
the most unique fitness club concepts in
the US, promoting total well being of the
mind, body, and spirit.
Fitness 1440 suggests that their business
model allows franchise buyers to open
equivalent-sized clubs for a fraction of
the cost of other leading national
brands, all while maintaining our core
values and brand integrity.
www.fitness1440.com
Product/service: Budget gym
Franchises in UK: 98
Net worth requirement: AU$164,000
Royalty: Unknown
Franchise fee: AU$43,000
Founded in 2003, Fit4less by énergie
offers a low-cost gym franchise providing
memberships from just £14.99 a month for
a no-thrills service facility. Fit4less is
supported by the énergie group, Britain’s
leading fitness franchisor. With almost
100 gyms, Fit4less is the UK’s leading
budget gym franchise, and was voted
best Health Club Operator of Year 2016
in the UK. www.f4l.com
Mrs Sporty
Product/service: Ladies only boutique
fitness club
Franchises in Germany: 550
Net worth requirement: AU$73,500
Bodystreet
Product/service: EMS Training Studio
Franchises in Europe: 300
Net worth requirement: AU$80,000
Royalty: 9%
Franchise fee: AU$21,500
Bodystreet is an innovative workout
studio combining expert personal
training with the buzz of Electro Muscle
Stimulation (EMS).
The result; a highly-effective exercise
programme that enables you to get fit,
tone up and build muscle - fast!
Fit4less by éngerie
even a bathroom, the concept took off
as clients were amazed by the results
they saw from the workout. In July of
2009, Pure Barre became a franchise
and has exploded in popularity, due to
its extremely effective technique,
friendly, high-energy atmosphere, and
fun, motivating music.
www.purebarre.com
Europe’s leading provider of EMS
training, Bodystreet launched with a
single micro-studio in Germany in 2007
and after two
years of proving the concept, then
expanded as a franchise system.
Now, the number of studios has grown
to over 300 across Germany, Austria,
Switzerland and the UK.
www.bodystreet.co.uk
Royalty: 5.7%
Franchise fee: AU$27,000
Mrs.Sporty clubs are equipped with
state-of-the-art technology.
Approximately 100-140 square meters,
they count in the industry as micro or
boutique studios. Four to eight digital
training stations and several
intermediate stations form the optimal
functional training circle. Women train
in small groups according to their
individual plans. They are accompanied,
motivated and advised by personal
trainers. With this concept, Mrs. Sporty is
a leader in the women’s fitness market
and is represented in 5 other European
countries besides Germany and Austria.
www.mrssporty.de
Other interesting
franchise facts:
• Australia’s largest franchise
convention is held in the Gold Coast
every year in October.
• 28% of franchisors have developed
Apps to support online sales.
• Franchise brands hold a median
number of 35 domestic units prior to
expanding into overseas markets.
• During the 2015-2016 financial year,
‘non-retail’ franchises reported
median sales turnover of $5 million.
Pure Barre
Product/service: Barre group fitness
Franchises in the U.S.: 375
Net worth requirement: AU$226,000 –
AU$403,000
Royalty: 7% The worlds top 5 franchises:
Franchise fee: AU$62,500 1. 7-eleven
2. McDonalds
3. Dunkin Donuts
4. The UPS Store
Net worth requirement: AU$269,000 Pure Barre was founded by dancer,
choreographer and fitness guru Carrie
Rezabek Dorr. Carrie opened her first
studio in the basement of an office
building in Birmingham, MI in 2001. Royalty: Unknown 5. Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches
With no initial clients, staff, signage or
FITNESS:1440™
Product/service: Fitness centre
Franchises in the U.S.: 31
Franchise fee: AU$135,000 - AU$336,000
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