Fitness Premier Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Fitness Premier franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Fitness Premier discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 10 company-owned outlets' 2025 gross sales, expenses, and profit metrics. One franchisee outlet included. Excludes smaller/non-representative outlets. No New Franchise Outlet data.
What a Fitness Premier franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% 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 | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $456,900 – $1,591,600 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% brand development + 3% local marketing required + $3,150/month support fee + POS/tech fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Fitness Premier system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 18 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 11.1% of outlets |
2 company-owned outlets closed in 2025; 1 franchisee transfer. Limited franchise growth.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Fitness Premier worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $456,900 | pricier than 79% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 11.1% of outlets | worse than 94% of peers |
| 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 Fitness Premier
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 10 company-owned outlets' 2025 gross sales, expenses, and profit metrics. One fr… 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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Fitness Premier franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Fitness Premier franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $456,900–$1,591,600, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Fitness Premier franchise owners make?
- Discloses 10 company-owned outlets' 2025 gross sales, expenses, and profit metrics. One franchisee outlet included. Excludes smaller/non-representative outlets. No New Franchise Outlet data. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Fitness Premier franchise fees?
- Fitness Premier's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% brand development + 3% local marketing required + $3,150/month support fee + POS/tech fees.
- What is the Fitness Premier franchise profit margin?
- Fitness Premier does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 10 company-owned outlets' 2025 gross sales, expenses, and profit metrics. One franchisee outlet included. Excludes smaller/non-representative outlets. No New Franchise Outlet data. Recurring fees alone take about 8% 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 Fitness Premier franchise failure rate?
- 2 company-owned outlets closed in 2025; 1 franchisee transfer. Limited franchise growth.
- How many Fitness Premier locations are there?
- Fitness Premier's FDD reports 18 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Fitness Premier have complaints or lawsuits?
- Fitness Premier 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 Fitness Premier franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Fitness Premier scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Fitness Premier or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.