Gymguyz Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
GYMGUYZ is a mobile personal-training franchise that brings trainers and equipment to clients at homes, offices, and parks. Franchisees run a van-based operation scheduling sessions and managing trainers in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GYMGUYZ franchise requires a total initial investment of $112K – $194K, including a $70K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). SBA 7(a) loans show a 28.6% charge-off rate across 35 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: F (Weakest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $112K – $194K
- 20th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 30th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 154
- 83rd pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- 28.6%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $112K – $194K including a $70K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 Table 2's headline average metric ("Average Gross Sales per FTE Trainer" = $137,274) is a per-trainer figure, not a whole-unit annual gross sales average, so it was not used for avg_gross_sales. The same table reports whole-location Highest ($1,692,924), Lowest ($11,460) and Median ($89,610) Gross Sales across the 79 franchised locations open 12+ months as of 12/31/2025; only 24.05% (19 of 79) of locations met or exceeded the per-trainer average. No net income/profit figures are disclosed in Item 19.
- RISKVerdict F (Weakest tier), verdict score 25/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 28.6% across 35 loans (well above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- FLAGAuditor disclosed a going-concern note, which flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- GYMGUYZ Franchising LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer and Founder
- Josh York
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 600 Broadhollow Rd., Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.3M
- vs $2.7M prior year
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2026
- Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.
Affiliated brands
- GYMGUYZ
- GYMGUYZ World Wide
- does
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Josh York
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 2013
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 21
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 73% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $70K | $70K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $25K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $18K | $65K |
| Total initial investment | $112K | $194K |
Source: GYMGUYZ 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $112K – $194K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $60K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $70K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $50 |
| Training fee | $1K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $0 – $8K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
GYMGUYZ did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one GYMGUYZ unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
111%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 Table 2's headline average metric ("Average Gross Sales per FTE Trainer" = $137,274) is a per-trainer figure, not a whole-unit annual gross sales average, so it was not used for avg_gross_sales. The same table reports whole-location Highest ($1,692,924), Lowest ($11,460) and Median ($89,610) Gross Sales across the 79 franchised locations open 12+ months as of 12/31/2025; only 24.05% (19 of 79) of locations met or exceeded the per-trainer average. No net income/profit figures are disclosed in Item 19.
- Median gross sales
- $90K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
No system-wide average is published for this brand. The median and range below are what Item 19 supports; we show an average only where it reconciles against them.
- Item 19 type
- range with average
- Sample size
- 85
- vs category median 12 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $11K→$1.7M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- full
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 7 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports range with average rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System expanding at 10.1% CAGR over 3 years across 154 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Gymguyz Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 154
- Opened
- 35
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 9
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 7.6%
- Company-owned
- 23
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 85%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +10.1%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +10.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 35
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 9
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 1
- Transfers (3yr)
- 3
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 10
- Franchisor bought back
- Transfer rate
- 2.6%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 77.9%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 11.2%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 5.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 21 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
21
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 35
- Loan volume
- $4.5M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 28.6%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 71.4%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 50.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 10
- Defaults
- 10
- Typical loan rate
- 8.7%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 15.8%
- brand above franchise avg ↑
- Jobs supported
- 199
- 4.4 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 31%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 88% went to startups / new businesses, 12% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in fitness and recreational sports centers, franchised businesses charge off at 15.8% vs 18.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 13% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Gymguyz franchisees
Showing 3 of 10 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Gymguyz's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 11-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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A 28.6% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 3 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
What could kill this investment?
The auditor flagged going-concern doubt (Item 21) — the single biggest risk here.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
GYMGUYZ presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to declining unit economics, financial reporting inconsistencies, and lack of transparent performance data despite reasonable initial investment and healthy top-line averages.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Largest disclosed settlement: $49,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC⚠ Going-concern note flagged
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 25 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORUnit count declining 2.5% YoY suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORRoyalty structure has dual-trigger minimum ($300-$400 bi-weekly floor) which may create cash flow pressure on lower-performing locations
- 03MINORPersonal training/fitness services are labor-intensive with high customer acquisition costs and seasonal demand volatility
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 15 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Suffolk County, New York |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | NY |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 29 hrs
- Training location
- Melville, New York (or virtual)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee (home-based office; franchisor determines/approves Territory boundaries only, not a specific commercial site)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Mindbody
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Mindbody
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
3 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
GYMGUYZ · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a GYMGUYZ franchise?
The total investment to open a GYMGUYZ franchise ranges from $112K – $194K, with an initial franchise fee of $70K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GYMGUYZ franchise owners earn?
GYMGUYZ does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the GYMGUYZ FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the GYMGUYZ FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is GYMGUYZ's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, GYMGUYZ has a charge-off rate of 28.6% across 35 loans, meaning 28.6% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many GYMGUYZ franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, GYMGUYZ has 154 total units in the United States, including 131 franchised units and 23 company-owned units. 35 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GYMGUYZ a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GYMGUYZ as a F-grade franchise with a verdict score of 25 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.