The Exercise Coach

About The Exercise Coach
Brian Cygan, a former strength and conditioning coach for Northern Illinois University, founded The Exercise Coach on his belief in the effectiveness of brief, focused exercise for fitness and fat loss. Clients exercise for just 20 minutes twice a week, in one-on-one, partner or small-group personal training sessions. #161 in Franchise 500 for 2021. Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.

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Franchise Fee
Royalty
Advertising Fee
Development Costs
*YogaSix
60000 - 60000
7%
2%
279997 - 571681
1 on 1 Yoga
19900 - 19900
6% or $150/week
4%
52650 - 286500
21 Minute Convenience Fitness
29500 - 29500
3%
124500 - 195300
9Round
30000 - 30000
$600/mo.
2%
106175 - 150275
Access Fitness
0
0
AKT
60000 - 60000
341200 - 529900
American Bodyworks
0
72000 - 246000
Anytime Fitness
25000 - 42500
$649-$699/mo.
$600/ mo
96140 - 523824
Aradia Fitness
0
80000 - 999999
Athletic Nation
25000 - 25000
46500 - 56000
Bally Total Fitness
0
1000000 - 2500000
Basecamp Fitness
50000 - 50000
8%
2%
500760 - 734848
Beverly Hills Weight Loss and Wellness
25000 - 25000
6%
64000 - 96000
Blink Fitness
10000 - 40000
5%
5%
637000 - 2150000
Body Back
2500 - 25000
$275-480/month +2%
5000 - 35000
Body Buster Fitness
25000 - 25000
50000 - 999999
BODYBAR
49500 - 49500
7%
1%
237175 - 464500
Bodyscapes Fitness
0
150000 - 210000
BodyTek
19900 - 19900
6%
1%
249600 - 384500
Burn Boot Camp
40000 - 40000
6%
2%
150330 - 1199500
CityRow Fitness
0
253843 - 609574
Clark Fitness Training
25000 - 25000
100000 - 999999
Club 50 Fitness Centers
24900 - 24900
52858 - 87950
Club Pilates
60000 - 60000
7%
2%
178000 - 365200
CoachMeFit
12500 - 12500
5%
112400 - 251500
Concept 10 10
0
100000 - 150000
Conquer Ninja
35000 - 35000
299000 - 482500
Core Progression
45000 - 45000
5%
5%
170500 - 460030
Crunch Fitness
25000 - 25000
5%
2%
255500 - 2320500
Cuts Fitness For Men
39500 - 39500
$400/mo.
33600 - 77900
CycleBar
60000 - 60000
7%
2%
402650 - 498700
D1 Training
45000 - 60000
6%
223560 - 692350
Diet Center
26000 - 26000
92945 - 123159
DiscoverStrength
49000 - 49000
6%
2%
271250 - 481000
Eat the Frog Fitness
39000 - 39000
7%
1%
522000 - 706500
EduFit
0
164500 - 281000
Ellipse Fitness
29000 - 29000
5%
80000 - 120000
Express Train
37900 - 37900
5%
3%
73700 - 130000
Extreme Boot Camp
0
150000 - 999999
Extreme Gym
10000 - 10000
75453 - 96998
F45 Training
50000 - 50000
7%
$200/mo.
313200 - 485100
Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping
49900 - 49900
130000 - 383900
FASTFIT 4 Men
10000 - 10000
50000 - 50000
Fernwood Women's Health Clubs
0
500000 - 999999
Fit after Fifty
0
39800 - 47200
Fit Body Boot Camp
49600 - 49600
$997/mo.
$500/mo.
151100 - 213100
Fit For Her
0
120000 - 150000
Fit Zone For Women
25000 - 25000
Varies
100100 - 150450
Fit36
34900 - 34900
6%
2%
161900 - 278950
FIT4MOM
6495 - 12395
2% - To maintain your franchise, you'll pay monthly maintenance fees between $214 - $424
$10 - $30
6905 - 26385
Fitness Evolution
0
0
Fitness Premier
30000 - 30000
294850 - 621500
Fitness Revolution
2500 - 7500
6%
12509 - 121908
Fitness Together
39900 - 39900
6%
2%
189162 - 328576
Fitwize 4 Kids
0
70000 - 100000
Form YOU 3
15000 - 15000
33000 - 43000
Get In Shape For Women
29000 - 29000
6%
51341 - 200594
Gold's Gym
40000 - 40000
5%
2%
22200000000000 - 5000500
Gymguyz
35000 - 35000
6%
2%
87000 - 140001
Hard Exercise Works
29900 - 29900
136273 - 486897
Healthy Inspirations
15000 - 15000
$395/mo.
75000 - 375000
Healthy Times Newspaper
15000 - 15000
$500/ month
18500 - 29100
Herbal Magic
0
50000 - 100000
High Altitude Personal Training
29000 - 29000
6%
3%
261270 - 365520
HIT Center, The
40000 - 40000
5%
500000 - 500000
Honor Yoga
38000 - 38000
146608 - 270608
HOTWORX Studio
129500 - 129500
$550/mo.
188070 - 351885
Hungry Heart
24500 - 24500
6%
43000 - 57000
Hy-Tech Weight Loss
0
44100 - 117500
Illuminate Gym
15000 - 15000
57000 - 213000
IM=X Pilates Studio
22000 - 22000
Varies
66000 - 150000
Impact MMA Fitness
12999 - 12999
44000 - 999999
in2it Nutrition&Fitness
0
136350 - 262150
Inches-A-Weigh
30500 - 30500
65000 - 125000
InShapeMD
15000 - 40000
120000 - 350000
Iron Tribe Fitness
42000 - 42000
6%
1%
300000 - 433500
Journey 333
30000 - 30000
83500 - 245000
KickHouse Fitness
0 - 50000
104500 - 495000
KID-FIT
0
8999 - 10000
Kidz On The Go
25000 - 25000
7%
100000 - 125000
Koko FitClub
39000 - 39000
185260 - 396312
LA BOXING
25000 - 25000
6%
2%
200000 - 200000
LA Weight Loss Centers
20000 - 20000
7%
67200 - 120400
Ladies Workout Express
15000 - 15000
53000 - 120000
Lady of America
12500 - 12500
187000 - 452000
Legends Boxing
51900 - 51900
313951 - 734835
Live 2 B Healthy
0
20000 - 30000
Look Good Naked
500 - 500
20% (up to 10% available in performance and quality rebates)
$15 /mo.
6367 - 21100
MADabolic
40000 - 40000
222450 - 378200
MADabolic
35000 - 35000
210450 - 415200
Mayweather Boxing + Fitness
39500 - 39500
39500 - 698000
MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition
0
100000 - 100000
Medifast
0 - 35000
148000 - 269000
Metro 24/7 Fitness
0
200000 - 410000
MOMLETA
1990 - 2990
$100-250/month
3500 - 8700
Moms on the Run
4950 - 4950
$215+/mo.
$25+/mo.
6170 - 13505
Nifty after Fifty
0
197000 - 650000
Nitro Fitness for Men
39800 - 39800
$498/month
55500 - 76500
Offline 1-2-3 Fit
20000 - 20000
5%
176800 - 229400
One2One Bodyscapes
30000 - 30000
5%
135900 - 195900
Orange Shoe Personal Fitness
29000 - 29000
6%
96600 - 325000
OrangeTheory Fitness
59500 - 59500
8%
2%
608172 - 1800322
OsteoStrong
19000 - 19000
350780 - 660750
Personal Training Institute Franchise Ventures LLC
20000 - 20000
6%
4%
112050 - 221500
Physicians Weight Loss Centers
26000 - 26000
95643 - 173857
Physique 57
50000 - 50000
7%
284537 - 615551
PickUp USA Fitness
45000 - 45000
6%
1% - 2%
533266 - 1150054
Pilates Joe
23900 - 23900
59000 - 100100
Pink Iron
39500 - 39500
7%
up to 3%
240000 - 350000
Planet Fitness
20000 - 20000
7% of Gross Membership Fees
9%
968100 - 4113000
Platoon Fitness
20000 - 20000
6%
29300 - 40100
Plus Fitness 24/7
0
298000 - 999999
Polestar Pilates Studio
24900 - 24900
6%
1.50%
121750 - 196950
Pop Weight Loss
0
80750 - 146350
Precision Fitness
25000 - 25000
87550 - 107000
Prime I.V. Hydration & Wellness
45000 - 45000
157902 - 339402
Prime Time Boxing
27000 - 27000
6%
119600 - 149250
Pritikin
0
17.50%
26069 - 70713
Profile by Sanford
49500 - 49500
5%
2%
388500 - 634500
Pure Barre
60000 - 60000
7%
2%
204100 - 461700
Pure Power Boot Camp
0
0
QuickHIT Fitness Lab
5000 - 5000
127830 - 157500
Red Effect Infrared Fitness
45000 - 45000
7%
2%
149500 - 1037500
RedLine Athletics
39000 - 39000
7%
1%
245733 - 452483
Rejuvenate Health Fitness Medspa
19999 - 19999
Greater of $499 or 7%
38149 - 396499
Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Clubs
0
35900 - 35900
Row House
49500 - 49500
7%
2%
257700 - 475800
Sedona for Women
24999 - 24999
50000 - 350000
Shape Up Sisters
24900 - 24900
$375/mo.
40000 - 51000
ShapeXpress
20000 - 20000
Varies
89500 - 152000
Shred415
50000 - 50000
8%
440280 - 959200
Slender Lady
32900 - 32900
$395/495/mo.
50000 - 50000
Slim & Fit
30000 - 30000
5% down to 3%
3% local
56100 - 132500
Smart for Life
0
0
Snap Fitness
29500 - 29500
$580/mo.
$275/mo.
144798 - 478762
Soldierfit
30000 - 30000
7%
144950 - 305495
Spenga
49500 - 49500
304082 - 705027
Springwell
49500 - 49500
376776 - 547813
Star Lady Fitness
25000 - 25000
$2/member
33500 - 33500
StrengthTime
0
100000 - 160000
Stretch U
29000 - 344806
6%
2%
49650 - 508306
StretchLab
49500 - 49500
153100 - 223500
Stroller Barre
1750 - 25000
$175-480/month+2%
5000 - 35000
Stroller Strides
1750 - 25000
$175-480/month+2%
4009 - 17889
SuperSlow Zone
39900 - 39900
133290 - 319860
SureSlim Wellness Clinics
35000 - 35000
135000 - 135000
Swann Fitness Centre for Women
0
100000 - 250000
Tapout Fitness
45000 - 50000
6%
158410 - 736491
Team Spirit Fitness Centers
30000 - 30000
6%
69000 - 69000
The Barre Code
49500 - 49500
6%
1%
190500 - 411800
The Camp Transformation Center
40000 - 40000
6%
175000 - 288500
The Max Challenge
40000 - 40000
6%
2%
131868 - 280592
Thrive Active Fitness Clubs
40000 - 40000
140000 - 750000
Tiger-Rock Martial Arts
25000 - 25000
$3.50/student/mo.
133600 - 270700
Title Boxing Club
49500 - 49500
7.50%
1%
171951 - 614993
Total Health & Fitness
28800 - 28800
68000 - 92300
Tough Mudder Bootcamp
40000 - 40000
6%
2%
177700 - 560000
TruFusion
65000 - 65000
8%
2%
899720 - 3061250
Tutu School
36000 - 36000
5%
1%
73700 - 135200
U Weight Loss Clinics
30000 - 30000
100000 - 999999
UFC Gym
30000 - 50000
4%-6%
2%
199000 - 4213000
Woman 30
0
0
Workout Anytime 24/7
35000 - 35000
4%+
1%
562850 - 1008550
World Gym International
25000 - 25000
$1,000/mo.
included
852000 - 2975000
Xtend Barre
36000 - 36000
4% to 6%
162785 - 516870
YogaSix
0
283300 - 452800
Zoo Health Club
19999 - 19999
greater of $399/ month or 7%
47969 - 171799