My Gym Children's Fitness Center vs Athletic Republic Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of My Gym Children's Fitness Center vs Athletic Republic including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
My Gym Children's Fitness Center Franchise
Athletic Republic Franchise
Investment $36,760 - $277,200$272,000 - $569,000
Franchise Fee $25,000 - $55,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 7%-8%6%
Advertising Fee 1%-
Year Founded 1983-
Year Franchised 1995-
Term Of Agreement 12 years-
Term Of Agreement 12 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
My Gym Children's Fitness Center Franchise
Athletic Republic Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
    		• All you need is a passion for sports. Our existing franchise network is made up of people from diverse backgrounds, including former coaches, players, personal trainers, teachers and executives. Many have degrees in sports physiology and exercise science.

    Financing Options
     
    My Gym Children's Fitness Center Franchise
    Athletic Republic Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    My Gym Children's Fitness Center Franchise
    Athletic Republic Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 19 hours -
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing -
    Operations 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    My Gym Children's Fitness Center Franchise
    Athletic Republic Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About My Gym Children's Fitness Center

    Welcome to the exciting business of children's gyms! The timing is right The children's fitness industry offers a vast marketplace where the potential has now become even greater because of school budget cuts, decreasing opportunities for safe play in parks and neighborhoods, and the appalling state of the physical fitness of our youth. Millions of our children are overweight, inactive and below minimum standards for strength, flexibility and endurance. The need for more children's gyms is apparent, and the field offers an abundance of opportunities to those who love children.
    Improve the lives of children Our innovative and carefully structured programs, along with our ideal student/teacher ratio and noncompetitive atmosphere, allow children to discover what great things they can accomplish. My Gym Kids have so much fun developing strength, balance, coordination, agility, flexibility, fine and gross motor proficiency, social skills and self-esteem as they run, jump, tumble, dance and sing.
    Be your own boss Our franchisees derive real satisfaction from running a business
    that promotes the physical and emotional health of our world's most precious resource, our children.
    Veteran Incentives  $10,000 off franchise fee
    #202 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

    About Athletic Republic

    Athletic Republic is the new name of Frappier Acceleration Sports Training. We are 160 facilities (and growing!) nationwide and internationally. The pioneering programs and patented equipment used in Athletic Republic's training centers were developed over the preceding two decades by Athletic Republic President, John Frappier, M.S., Exercise Physiology, and our Chief Officer of Science and Technology, Steve Swanson, M.S., Biomechanics.