FITNESS TOGETHER Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a FITNESS TOGETHER franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
FITNESS TOGETHER discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 revenue/sessions for studios open 1+ years. No profit/expense data. Limited to 91 studios. Cherry-picks successful cohorts.
What a FITNESS TOGETHER franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 4% 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 | $221,458 – $524,484 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty + 2% brand fund + 2% local marketing. Liquidated damages up to 24 months. Multiple ancillary fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
FITNESS TOGETHER system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 93 |
| Ceased operations | 5 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 5 |
| Transferred to new owners | 4 |
| Closure rate | 5.4% of outlets |
93 outlets in 2024 vs. 115 in 2022. Net decline of 22 (-19% in 2 years)
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 FITNESS TOGETHER worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 76% of fitness & gyms franchises |
| Startup cost | from $221,458 | cheaper than most (median $295,540) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 5.4% of outlets | worse than 80% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | more litigious than 67% 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 FITNESS TOGETHER
The franchisor's framing: 2024 revenue/sessions for studios open 1+ years. No profit/expense data. Limited to 91 stu… 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 TOGETHER franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a FITNESS TOGETHER franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $221,458–$524,484, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do FITNESS TOGETHER franchise owners make?
- 2024 revenue/sessions for studios open 1+ years. No profit/expense data. Limited to 91 studios. Cherry-picks successful cohorts. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the FITNESS TOGETHER franchise fees?
- FITNESS TOGETHER's FDD discloses a $40,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 4% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty + 2% brand fund + 2% local marketing. Liquidated damages up to 24 months. Multiple ancillary fees.
- What is the FITNESS TOGETHER franchise profit margin?
- FITNESS TOGETHER does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 revenue/sessions for studios open 1+ years. No profit/expense data. Limited to 91 studios. Cherry-picks successful cohorts. 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 FITNESS TOGETHER franchise failure rate?
- 93 outlets in 2024 vs. 115 in 2022. Net decline of 22 (-19% in 2 years)
- How many FITNESS TOGETHER locations are there?
- FITNESS TOGETHER's FDD reports 93 total outlets, with 5 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 4 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does FITNESS TOGETHER have complaints or lawsuits?
- FITNESS TOGETHER discloses 1 legal matter 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 FITNESS TOGETHER franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. FITNESS TOGETHER scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33281-202503-03 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with FITNESS TOGETHER or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.