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Workout Anytime

Health & FitnessFranchising since 2005Website
Investment
$1.1M – $1.8M
96th pct Health & Fitn…
Avg revenue
$519K
27th pct Health & Fitn…
Royalty
6.0%
9th pct Health & Fitn…
Units
190
89th pct Health & Fitn…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $1.1M – $1.8M including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $519K/year (median $460K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 88 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Workout Anytime Franchising Systems, LLC
Parent company
Workout Anytime Global, LLC
Incorporated in
Georgia
HQ
2325 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 200, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Auditor
Bennett Thrasher LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$8.0M
vs $9.2M 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 Workout Anytime unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $518,588
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: $1.1M–$1.8M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $30K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

10%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$156K
EBITDA margin
30.0%
Total invested
$1.5M
Payback
115 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 Workout Anytime units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

40.8%

5.54× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

2.09×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$3.3M

on $11.9M purchase

Total debt

$8.6M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($6.0M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate 24-hour fitness centers offering gym memberships, personal training, group classes, and ancillary services. Day-to-day operations include managing front desk staff, maintaining equipment, scheduling trainers, managing memberships via software, marketing locally, and ensuring facility cleanliness and safety compliance.

CEO
Jerry Pugh
Founded
2004
FDD year
2025
States available
21

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$1.1M – $1.8M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$30K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$45K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$519K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$460K
Item 19 type
Gross Revenue
Sample size
181 units
vs category median 12 · large
Range (low → high)
$136K$1.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank27th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Investment cost rank96th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank9th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank89th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Risk score rank19th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
190
Opened
12
Last reporting year
Closed
7
Turnover rate
3.7%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+2.7%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+6.1%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
190+5
Franchised units
2024
185
Franchised units
2025
179
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 4 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
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DC
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CA
NV
ID
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WY
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OK
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LA
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IL
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TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 4 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
88
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

51
Risk · 0-100
STRONG51 / 100

A mature fitness franchise with stagnant growth, unproven unit economics, and a history of legal disputes over royalty enforcement and termination practices.

Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to assess actual profitability against $1.06M–$1.84M investment
  2. 02MINORMinimal system growth of 2.7% YoY with only 190 units suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles
  3. 03HIGH2017 litigation involving threatened termination, royalty disputes, and trademark violations indicates franchisor-franchisee tension
  4. 04MEDHigh initial investment ($1.06M–$1.84M) with undisclosed returns creates significant downside risk
  5. 05MINORFranchise fee ($45K) is moderate, but combined with capex and royalties limits early profitability

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius or natural boundaries
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
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
Georgia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
77 hrs
On-the-job training
46 hrs
POS system
ABC Fitness Solutions / DataTrak
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

100 numbers

Locked
(704) 298-••••
MD
(208) 509-••••
GA
(520) 276-••••
AL

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Workout Anytime · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above