GymguyzFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GYMGUYZ franchise requires a total initial investment of $92K – $174K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $107K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 28.6% charge-off rate across 35 loans[1]. Verdict grade: D. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $92K – $174K
- 15th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- $107K
- 3rd pct Health & Fitn…
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 28th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 130
- 83rd pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA default
- 28.6%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
28.6% of SBA loans charged off across 35 loans, above the 16% franchise average.
The franchisor's auditor raised doubt about continued operations. This is a serious risk signal.
Bottom line
- Total investment $92K – $174K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $107K/year (median $131K).
- Verdict D (Below Average) with a risk score of 74/100. 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, 2010–2024).
- Auditor 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
- Legal entity
- GYMGUYZ Franchising LLC
- Incorporated in
- NY
- HQ
- 600 Broadhollow Rd., Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.6M
- vs $2.7M prior year
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2025
- 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
GYMGUYZ franchisees operate mobile personal training businesses, delivering fitness coaching directly to clients at homes, offices, or outdoor locations. Revenue comes from training session fees, packages, and supplementary wellness services. Daily operations involve scheduling appointments, executing workouts, managing client relationships, and handling basic business administration.
- CEO
- Josh York
- Headquarters
- NY
- Founded
- 2013
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 21
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $25K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $18K | $65K |
| Total initial investment | $92K | $174K |
Source: GYMGUYZ 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$31K
29.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
18%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
5.7 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $92K – $174K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $60K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Gross Sales · 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 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $107K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $131K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 85 units
- vs category median 11 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $0→$836K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $0→$836K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency tier
- full
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 8 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 180 Health & Fitness brands
Revenue is only 0.8x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Gymguyz Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 130
- Opened
- 30
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 13
- Terminated
- 13
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 10.0%
- Company-owned
- 14
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 89%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +2.5%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +19.6%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Closed (3yr)
- 13
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 3
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- 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 20 · 15 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
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)
- 44.4%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 50.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 10
- Defaults
- 10
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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.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
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)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
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: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 2.5% YoY suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNet income ($160,712) appears unusually high relative to gross revenue ($106,506) — mathematically impossible and indicates data quality issues or accounting irregularities
- 03MINORRoyalty structure has dual-trigger minimum ($300-$400 bi-weekly floor) which may create cash flow pressure on lower-performing locations
- 04MEDNo Item 19 Financial Performance Representation disclosed limits transparency on typical franchisee earnings
- 05MINORPersonal 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
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | households |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New York |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 29 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and franchisor location
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Mindbody
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Mindbody
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
18 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
GYMGUYZ · FDD (2025) 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 $92K – $174K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GYMGUYZ franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the GYMGUYZ FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $107K. The median is $131K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
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 130 total units in the United States, including 97 franchised units and 14 company-owned units. 30 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GYMGUYZ a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GYMGUYZ as a D-grade franchise with a risk score of 74 out of 100, 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.