How To Open Up A Gym Franchise

Cost To Start A Fitness Franchise

The average cost to start a fitness franchise has been calculated by several sources to be around $320,000. That may seem high, but it should be no surprise when you consider the amount of equipment normally found inside a fitness club. As anyone who has open up a club can tell you, there can be many pitfalls if you are not experienced and the cost can be even more if you’ve never done it. For this reason franchising has been an extremely popular option for those that would prefer to not have to reinvent the wheel. So keep this in mind when you start looking into starting this new venture.

Experience

This is perhaps one of the most underrated aspects of opening up a gym and could be one of the most costly. Pitfalls are very common when starting a new business and avoiding them could be the difference between a business that thrives and one that closes shop after the first year. Experience isn’t just about knowing what needs to be done. It is also about the connections. As you hear often times, it is not always about what you know, but who you know. This is certainly the case in the fitness industry. Knowing which companies to work with and aligning yourself with the right vendors and strategic partners for equipment, software, products, etc. is a big deal. For this reason, many entrepreneurs that want to enter the fitness industry are attracted by the franchise model, where you can follow an exact blueprint that will lead them to success.

Monthly Overhead

The average monthly overhead of a gym can be significant. This is especially the case where you have over 10,000 square feet, equipment to purchase and maintain, and a knowledgeable staff on hand at all times to help members and make sure the workout environment is as pristine as possible.

Fitness Franchise Trends

Fitness has become more of a lifestyle than a trend. Understanding this is important because a good fitness franchise is able to retain members for a very long time, if they are able to provide the right type of workout environment, regimen, and stay abreast of what’s hot.

Bodyweight Training

One of the current trends we are seeing is bodyweight training. This is a modality that uses one’s own weight to perform high intensity exercises such as push ups, pull-ups, and planks.

Functional Training

Another trend we are seeing in the industry if functional training. Functional fitness training is where you train using multiple muscles to work together doing common movements that you may do as part of an active lifestyle, at work, or in sports. It involves using various muscle groups in conjunction, while putting an emphasis on your core and overall stability.

Group Training

Group personal training has also become very popular in the past couple of years and there have been a plethora of new boutique exercise studios that have emerged, many taking members from some of the big box conventional gyms. The overall concept is to merge personal training and apply it in a group setting, which provided multiple benefits. From a cost perspective, this is much more affordable than individual personal training sessions which can cost from $50 – $100 per session. From a workout perspective, it gives the trainee the motivation and energy from being in a group setting where everyone is working towards a common goal.

Blitz 45 Top fitness franchise 2018. Why?

Ok, now that we have gone through the many factors you should consider when evaluating the best fitness franchise of 2018 and the one you should consider in 2019. Let’s talk about which one is at the top of the list.

There are some new fitness concepts that combine the most popular industry trends into one concept, under one roof. Blitz 45 is perhaps one of the most up and coming and successful fitness franchises because they have managed to do this very successfully. They have combined group training, functional training, and bodyweight training and created blocks of 45 minute sessions throughout the day making it convenient for even the busiest professionals, students, or just homemakers that have to make it in time to pick up their kids from school.

Blitz 45 Experience

The folks behind Blitz 45 have decades of experience in the fitness industry. Some of their key executives have been around since the 60s working with such fitness legends as Jack Lalanne and very popular franchises such as Lady of America. Their ability to adapt to trends and always stay in-tune with what’s happening in the industry has helped their franchisees be successful.

Another important aspect when it comes to experience is real estate. Finding the perfect location in the perfect area is key. You wouldn’t just want to rely on a realtor that may not understand the fitness business. At Blitz 45, we have a real estate division that specializes in exactly this. Finding the perfect place for our franchisees to begin their journey.

Blitz 45 Cost Structure

Blitz 45 does not rely on big, bulky, and expensive equipment to run their fitness studios. In fact, the cost of equipment is just a fraction of the cost of some of the smaller big box gyms. In addition it needs a minimal amount of square feet to operate successfully, keeping the overhead low.

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Having a profitable club is only the tip of the iceberg. Many entrepreneurs want to have multiple clubs and locations to maximize their overall revenue and profit. We have created multiple opportunities for these people in particular, such as becoming an Area Representative. An Area representative is an individual or group that is given exclusive rights to a specific geographical region with the mission of growing fitness clubs in that area. This means recruiting potential franchisee candidates, supporting, coaching, and this is all done with the full support from Blitz 45 corporate.