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Club Pilates vs Athletes HQ — which franchise is the better buy?

Side by side from the public FDDs — no franchisor spin.

	Club Pilates	Athletes HQ
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$385,048	$179,450
Total fees	10%	—
Outlets	1,029	3
Lawsuits	13	0

Club Pilates: what their numbers say

Discloses gross revenue, active members, and new memberships by quartile for 849 qualified studios (avg ~$984K) and new studio ramp data. No net income, expenses, or owner profit disclosed; cherry-picks mature studios only.

Athletes HQ: what their numbers say

Provided gross revenues for 1 affiliate facility ($1.42M, 6 years old) and 2 franchised facilities ($606K, 2 years; $313K, 1 year old). No audit performed. Results vary.

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