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Club Pilates vs Gold's Gym — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Club Pilates	Gold's Gym
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$385,048	$2,356,000
Total fees	10%	7%
Outlets	1,029	182
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.

Gold's Gym: what their numbers say

Discloses only average and median Gross Revenue (not profit) for 2024-2025. No costs deducted. Excludes newer/non-reporting locations. No net income data provided; significant cherry-picking omission of expenses.

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