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Snap Fitness vs Athletes HQ — which franchise is the better buy?

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

	Snap Fitness	Athletes HQ
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$554,731	$179,450
Total fees	—	—
Outlets	468	3
Lawsuits	9	0

Snap Fitness: what their numbers say

Discloses revenue and operating income for 8 corporate clubs (avg $103K operating income) and sales/member counts for 459 franchised clubs by quartile. No franchisee net profit shown; corporate clubs may not reflect franchisee economics.

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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