Bottom line
- Total investment $1.4M – $3.0M including a $15K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Fitness 19 unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate full-service fitness centers offering gym memberships, personal training, group fitness classes, and wellness services. Day-to-day operations include managing staff, maintaining equipment, acquiring and retaining members, managing facility rentals, and overseeing billing/membership administration under the Fitness 19 brand.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Fitness 19 exhibits high-risk characteristics including going concern warnings, minimal unit count, serious litigation, lack of financial transparency, and IP control issues that collectively suggest a destabilized franchise system with poor franchisee support and uncertain franchisor viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor may be financially unstable or facing existential business challenges
- 02MINOROnly 6 units operating with 33.3% YoY growth is extremely low for a mature fitness brand — suggests market rejection or rapid closures
- 03HIGHMultiple serious litigation cases involving fraud, embezzlement, and breach of fiduciary duty indicate internal corruption and governance failures
- 04MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income data — inability or unwillingness to provide Item 19 prevents ROI validation
- 05MEDHigh investment range ($1.4M–$3M) combined with 7% royalty on undisclosed revenues creates significant downside risk with no earnings visibility
- 06MINORNaked licensing and trademark infringement claims suggest franchisor lacks control over brand integrity and legal IP protections
- 07MINORLease disputes indicate franchisees are unable to negotiate favorable real estate terms, signaling weak franchisor support
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
85 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Fitness 19 · FDD (2025) PDF