Body20 Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Body20 franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Body20 discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 data: 36 covered studios, avg $469,629 gross sales. Top half avg $586,907; bottom half avg $352,352. Pre-opening avg $46,948. Tables 1-4 provided; excludes new studios.
What a Body20 franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $65,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% 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 | $265,345 – $455,974 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
8% royalty, 2% brand fund (up to 4%), $1,500/mo marketing. Technology $1,060/mo. Various training, transfer, audit fees apply.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Body20 system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 62 |
| Ceased operations | 5 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 2 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 8.1% of outlets |
8 closures in 2024; 5 non-renewal/termination/ceased ops reported.
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 Body20 worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 76% of fitness & gyms franchises |
| Startup cost | from $265,345 | cheaper than most (median $295,540) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 8.1% of outlets | worse than 89% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 8 | more litigious than 89% of peers |
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 Body20
The franchisor's framing: 2024 data: 36 covered studios, avg $469,629 gross sales. Top half avg $586,907; bottom hal… 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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Body20 franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Body20 franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $265,345–$455,974, including a $65,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Body20 franchise owners make?
- 2024 data: 36 covered studios, avg $469,629 gross sales. Top half avg $586,907; bottom half avg $352,352. Pre-opening avg $46,948. Tables 1-4 provided; excludes new studios. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Body20 franchise fees?
- Body20's FDD discloses a $65,000 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 8% royalty, 2% brand fund (up to 4%), $1,500/mo marketing. Technology $1,060/mo. Various training, transfer, audit fees apply.
- What is the Body20 franchise profit margin?
- Body20 does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 data: 36 covered studios, avg $469,629 gross sales. Top half avg $586,907; bottom half avg $352,352. Pre-opening avg $46,948. Tables 1-4 provided; excludes new studios. 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 Body20 franchise failure rate?
- 8 closures in 2024; 5 non-renewal/termination/ceased ops reported.
- How many Body20 locations are there?
- Body20's FDD reports 62 total outlets, with 5 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Body20 have complaints or lawsuits?
- Body20 discloses 8 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Body20 franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Body20 scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 8 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 34339-202506-16 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Body20 or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.