RANKED · BY VERDICT · 24 BRANDS
Best fitness franchises under $500K
Ranked by Watch Desk verdict, computed from each brand's own FDD Item 20 with an evidence gate — proven systems first; the unproven can't place. Distress flags are live and independent of the ranking.
| # | Brand | Verdict | 3-yr units | Net | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Club Pilates✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strong | +35% | STABLE 6 | |
| 02 | Stretch Lab✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strong | +71% | — | |
| 03 | ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strong | +492% | — | |
| 04 | FITNESS MACHINE TECHNICIANS FMT✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strong | +13% | — | |
| 05 | D1 SPORTS, D1 SPORTS TRAINING✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strong | +76% | — | |
| 06 | WE ROCK THE SPECTRUM KID'S GYM FOR ALL KIDS✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strong | +53% | — | |
| 07 | Fitness Together✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Steady | -1% | — | |
| 08 | Pure Barre✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Steady | -1% | — | |
| 09 | Body20✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Steady | +425% | — | |
| 10 | ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Steady | -2% | — | |
| 11 | BAR METHOD✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -6% | — | |
| 12 | MOMS ON THE RUN LLC✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -16% | — | |
| 13 | Snap Fitness✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -13% | — | |
| 14 | FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -16% | — | |
| 15 | LearningRx Training Camp✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -10% | — | |
| 16 | UFC GYM✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -20% | — | |
| 17 | I LOVE KICKBOXING✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Strain | -38% | — | |
| 18 | Fly Dance Fitness✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | +900% | — | |
| 19 | BODYROK✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | +100% | — | |
| 20 | Pilates Addiction✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | +10% | — | |
| 21 | Impact-X Performance✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | +20% | — | |
| 22 | The Yard gym✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | — | — | |
| 23 | 30 Minute Hit✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | +36% | — | |
| 24 | LIVE 2 B HEALTHY SENIOR FITNESS✓ VERIFIEDFitness | Too new | -8% | — |
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