Workout AnytimeFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Workout Anytime franchise requires a total initial investment of $1.1M – $1.8M, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $519K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 2.9% charge-off rate across 35 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $1.1M – $1.8M
- 94th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- $519K
- 27th pct Health & Fitn…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 8th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 190
- 88th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA default
- 2.9%
- 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
At 0.4x revenue per dollar invested, this system underperforms the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
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).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 32/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 2.9% across 35 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Workout Anytime Franchising Systems, LLC
- Parent company
- Workout Anytime Global, LLC
- Incorporated in
- GA
- HQ
- 2325 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 200, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
- Auditor
- Bennett Thrasher LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $8.0M
- vs $9.2M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
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
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 2004
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 21
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $45K | $45K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Trainingnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Rent and Security Depositnot refundable | $8K | $20K | |
| Real Estate Improvements / Build-outnot refundable | $460K | $780K | |
| Key Tagsnot refundable | $150 | $150 | |
| Architect Feesnot refundable | $9K | $18K | |
| Furniture / Office Equipment and Suppliesnot refundable | $9K | $18K | |
| Initial Equipment Packagenot refundable | $420K | $780K | |
| Low Voltage AV and Door Accessnot refundable | $35K | $50K | |
| Signage (Exterior Club and Interior Graphics)not refundable | $20K | $40K | |
| Advertising + Start Strongnot refundable | $16K | $24K | |
| Deposits and Permitsnot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $6K | $9K | |
| Additional Fundsnot refundable | $30K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $1.1M | $1.8M |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
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
$156K
30.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
10%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
9.6 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $1.1M – $1.8M
- Below avg, review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $50K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $795 |
| Transfer fee | $34K |
| Renewal fee | $34K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $519K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $460K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 181 units
- vs category median 11 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $136K→$1.4M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $288K→$803K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 180 Health & Fitness brands
Revenue is only 0.4x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Workout Anytime Compares
Unit growth
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
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 5
- Closed (3yr)
- 2
- Terminated (3yr)
- 1
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 8
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 0.1%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 0.1%
- 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
- $25.7M
- Median loan
- $600K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 2.9%
- 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)
- 90.9%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 14
- Defaults
- 1
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Workout Anytime'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 11 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 8-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
A mature fitness franchise with stagnant growth, unproven unit economics, and a history of legal disputes over royalty enforcement and termination practices.
Litigation (Item 3)
3 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Bennett Thrasher LLP
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: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 32 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to assess actual profitability against $1.06M–$1.84M investment
- 02MINORMinimal system growth of 2.7% YoY with only 190 units suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles
- 03HIGH2017 litigation involving threatened termination, royalty disputes, and trademark violations indicates franchisor-franchisee tension
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($1.06M–$1.84M) with undisclosed returns creates significant downside risk
- 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
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Territory type | Radius or natural boundaries |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Georgia |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
3 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 77 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 46 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ABC Fitness Solutions / DataTrak
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ABC Fitness Solutions / DataTrak
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Workout Anytime · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Workout Anytime franchise?
The total investment to open a Workout Anytime franchise ranges from $1.1M – $1.8M, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Workout Anytime franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Workout Anytime FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $519K. The median is $460K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Workout Anytime's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Workout Anytime has a charge-off rate of 2.9% across 35 loans, meaning 2.9% 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 Workout Anytime franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Workout Anytime has 190 total units in the United States, including 179 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 12 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Workout Anytime a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Workout Anytime as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 32 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.