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The Zoo Health Club
Get your career moving with a unique fitness gym franchise opportunity with a proven system that really works. 
LA BOXING
LA BOXING will make you a buff business owner running a popular and fun fitness franchise supported by proven...
Liberty Weight Loss
Be part of a winning team with a weight loss franchise that changes lives. Multiple revenue streams, low...
Inches-A-Weigh
is America's only unique 3-phase weight loss/body sculpting/cardiovascular salon for women of all sizes, ages and...
Athletic Republic
For a radically unique sporting franchise opportunity join us! We offer top training, support & marketing...
N8 Touch Massage
Leading spa franchise with 3 innovative brands with multiple income streams. We will show you how to be...
Gymboree
We invite you to join Gymboree's world-class franchise system that offers parents and their children carefully...
My Gym Children's Fitness Center
My Gym is a proven children's educational fitness franchise with locations across the US offering the ultimate in...
Diet Center
Own a weight loss franchise that women love! Diet Center has successfully been offering profitable products and...
Physicians WEIGHT LOSS Centers
Physicians WEIGHT LOSS Centers provides an affordable, easy way to own a diet franchise with strong brand...
No Diet Weight Solution, LLC
Get your career into shape with a unique low-cost weight loss business opportunity. Huge market potential...
Monkey Joe's
Monkey Joe's franchise is a new concept in fun for kids and their parents, who can enjoy comfortable seating,...
Kinderdance®
The largest and fastest growing "Education through Dance, Gymnastics and Music" program for children....
Trends and Facts About Fitness Franchises
The market for fitness and weight loss businesses is only growing larger as Americans themselves get bigger.1. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that the obesity rate continues to increase.
2. The number of overweight people in the U.S. is currently 100+ million American adults or more than 55 percent of the population. At any given time, tens of millions of Americans trying to lose weight and get fit.
3. Most of the franchises that cater to this market are either fitness facilities, often with a special niche, or diet centers that provide nutritional counseling along with meals and other products.
There is also some cross-over between the two –some fitness centers offer nutritional counseling, food products and supplements.
4. In the last two decades, health club membership has grown by 231 percent.
5. According to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association, there are 2900+ health clubs in the US with 40+ million members.
6. Total revenues for this industry are estimated at $17.6 billion
7. Of the total number of health clubs, commercial fitness centers have about 50 percent of the market. Non-profits, such as the YMCA or university facilities account for about 38 percent.
The other 11 percent of members belong to corporate clubs, aerobics studios, resort/spas, hotel and country clubs.
8. Women make up 60 percent of the commercial club membership, so it is not surprising that several fitness franchises cater exclusively to women.
Fitness centers report that the most popular, in-demand programs offered at fitness facilities are personal training, step/bench aerobics, cardio kickboxing, yoga, strength training, aerobics classes, group cycling and child care.
The biggest profit centers for these businesses are personal training, massage therapy, pro shop, aquatics, tennis, and food and beverage sales.
10. The diet industry is estimated to be at $33 billion a year, with revenues coming from the sale of foods, supplements, weight reduction products, counseling and other services.
