Body Alive Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Body Alive franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Body Alive discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Seven affiliate-owned locations' 2022-2025 gross profit/loss data. Adjusted figures account for 10% royalty fee. Affiliate locations do not pay marketing fees franchisees will pay.
What a Body Alive franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 0% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $500,200 – $715,800 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
10% royalty on gross sales, monthly EFT withdrawal. Brand development and local marketing fees at 0%. Various optional fees for training, support services.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Body Alive system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 7 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
No franchised outlets yet operating; all data from company-affiliated locations only.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Body Alive worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 76% of fitness & gyms franchises |
| Startup cost | from $500,200 | pricier than 80% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.1%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every fitness & gyms franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Body Alive
The franchisor's framing: Seven affiliate-owned locations' 2022-2025 gross profit/loss data. Adjusted figures accoun… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Body Alive franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Body Alive franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $500,200–$715,800, including a $35,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Body Alive franchise owners make?
- Seven affiliate-owned locations' 2022-2025 gross profit/loss data. Adjusted figures account for 10% royalty fee. Affiliate locations do not pay marketing fees franchisees will pay. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Body Alive franchise fees?
- Body Alive's FDD discloses a $35,000 initial franchise fee, a 10% royalty on gross sales, a 0% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 10% royalty on gross sales, monthly EFT withdrawal. Brand development and local marketing fees at 0%. Various optional fees for training, support services.
- What is the Body Alive franchise profit margin?
- Body Alive does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Seven affiliate-owned locations' 2022-2025 gross profit/loss data. Adjusted figures account for 10% royalty fee. Affiliate locations do not pay marketing fees franchisees will pay. Recurring fees alone take about 10% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Body Alive franchise failure rate?
- No franchised outlets yet operating; all data from company-affiliated locations only.
- How many Body Alive locations are there?
- Body Alive's FDD reports 7 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Body Alive have complaints or lawsuits?
- Body Alive discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Body Alive franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Body Alive scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Body Alive or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.