Franchise Cost Index — Health & Fitness
Part of: Franchise Cost Index — this page covers gym, fitness, and health franchises. Publisher: Franchise KI is a franchise consultancy; the figures below are research data drawn from franchisors' own Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs), published so buyers and researchers can verify them. Census date: 2026-10-27
How much does a Health & Fitness franchise cost?
Across the 550 Health & Fitness brands whose FDD states a total investment range, the median total initial investment is $147,750 – $324,638 (Item 7). The median midpoint is $243,950, the middle 50% of brands fall between midpoints of $100,344 and $475,844, and the median franchise fee is $40,000 (middle 50%: $25,000–$54,900, n = 444).
Distribution — Health & Fitness (N = 550)
| Measure | Q1 (25th pct) | Median | Q3 (75th pct) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item 7 low end | $61,725 | $147,750 | $301,770 |
| Item 7 high end | $135,000 | $324,638 | $634,662 |
| Range midpoint | $100,344 | $243,950 | $475,844 |
Entry costs within Health & Fitness
Brands grouped by the low end of their Item 7 range:
| Entry (Item 7 low) | Brands | Share of category |
|---|---|---|
| <$50k | 111 | 20.2% |
| $50k–$100k | 103 | 18.7% |
| $100k–$250k | 168 | 30.5% |
| $250k–$500k | 101 | 18.4% |
| $500k–$1M | 49 | 8.9% |
| >$1M | 18 | 3.3% |
A representative brand
The Health & Fitness brand closest to the category median midpoint is 30 Minute Hit at $145,350 – $342,950, franchise fee $70,000 — one concrete row from dataset.csv sitting at the centre of this category's distribution. Individual brands spread widely in both directions from the median; the quartile table above, not any single brand, is the benchmark.
Coverage and method for this page
This category page covers 550 of the 612 Health & Fitness brands in the Franchise KI catalog; brands whose extraction does not state both ends of the Item 7 range are excluded, never estimated. Method in brief: each figure is the total initial investment range disclosed in Item 7 of that brand's FDD of record, as extracted into the Franchise KI catalog. A field an FDD does not state stays empty — no estimates are used. Full method: Methodology. Every brand named above is a row in dataset.csv.
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