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FV-01517·MODERATEExcellent91

Live 2 B Healthy Senior Fitness

Health & FitnessFranchising since 2010Website
Investment
$77K – $122K
15th pct Health & Fitn…
Avg revenue
$137K
2nd pct Health & Fitn…
Royalty
Units
21
55th pct Health & Fitn…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $77K – $122K including a $55K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $137K/year (median $210K).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -8.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Live 2 B Healthy Senior Fitness, LLC
Incorporated in
Minnesota
HQ
3485 230th St. E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372
Auditor
KNAV CPA LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$330K
vs $325K prior year

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 Live 2 B Healthy Senior Fitness unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $137,035
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: fitness
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $77K–$122K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$15K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

38%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$41K
EBITDA margin
30.0%
Total invested
$110K
Payback
32 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Live 2 B Healthy Senior Fitness units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$630K

on $3.2M purchase

Total debt

$2.5M

SBA $1.6M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Live 2 B Healthy franchisees operate senior-focused fitness studios offering low-impact exercise classes, personal training, and wellness programs tailored to 55+ demographics. Daily operations include class instruction, member check-ins, facility maintenance, marketing to retirement communities/assisted living facilities, and potentially managing 10-30 active members. Revenue derives from monthly memberships, class packages, and personal training fees.

CEO
Cory Czepa
Founded
2010
FDD year
2025
States available
7

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$77K – $122K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $15K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
Greater of 7% of Gross Revenue or Monthly Minimum ($500-$…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$137K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$210K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales
Sample size
21 units
vs category median 12
Range (low → high)
$29K$712K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank2th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Investment cost rank15th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank69th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank55th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Risk score rank45th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
21
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
4.8%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-4.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-8.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
21-1
Franchised units
2024
22
Franchised units
2025
23
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 20 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 20 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
5
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Declining franchise system with undisclosed profitability, high fees relative to average revenue, and unclear path to ROI creates meaningful investment risk despite lack of litigation.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORSystem declining 4.5% YoY with only 21 units—suggests market saturation or operational challenges in senior fitness niche
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD—impossible to assess actual profitability; average revenue of $137k may not cover $77-122k investment + royalties
  3. 03MINORRoyalty structure of 7% or $500-1,000 monthly minimum creates cash flow pressure on lower-revenue locations; breakeven unclear
  4. 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($55,000) relative to average unit volume—recovery period may exceed 12-18 months even at stated revenue
  5. 05HIGHGoing Concern false status and declining unit count suggest franchisor may not have growth strategy or sufficient operational support

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
No
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Minnesota

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
31 hrs
On-the-job training
10 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks
Operating tech stack

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

21 numbers

Locked
(410) 576-••••
MD
(212) 416-••••
NY
(402) 471-••••
NE

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Live 2 B Healthy Senior Fitness · FDD (2025) PDF

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