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Crunch vs Fit — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Crunch	Fit
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$2,147,500	$65,950
Total fees	7%	6.5%
Outlets	486	141
Lawsuits	2	0

Crunch: what their numbers say

Crunch Fitness only: 331 qualified domestic locations (94% reporting). Provides gross revenue ranges, EBITDA by age cohorts (12-59 months), active member counts. Crunch Select: no financial performance representations disclosed.

Fit: what their numbers say

Item 19 provides 2025 gross revenue data for 41 franchisees operating 129 outlets continuously in 2024-2025. Average gross revenue $489,562. Affiliate Powersmith (2024-2025) and franchisee revenue breakdowns by quartile included.

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