Fit Zone For Women vs OrangeTheory Fitness Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Fit Zone For Women vs OrangeTheory Fitness including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Fit Zone For Women Franchise
OrangeTheory Fitness Franchise
Investment $100,100 - $150,450$608,172 - $1,800,322
Franchise Fee $25,000$59,500
Royalty Fee Varies8%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 20032010
Year Franchised 20062010
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 years
Term Of Agreement 5 years10 years
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Fit Zone For Women Franchise
OrangeTheory Fitness Franchise
Experience -$150K liquidity, $500K net worth, business experience, team builder, outgoing demeanor

Financing Options
 
Fit Zone For Women Franchise
OrangeTheory Fitness Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/Yes
Start-up Costs No/No-/Yes
Equipment No/No-/Yes
Inventory No/No-/Yes
Receivables No/No-/Yes
Payroll No/No-/Yes

Training & Support
 
Fit Zone For Women Franchise
OrangeTheory Fitness Franchise
Training -On-The-Job Training: 3.3 hours Classroom Training: 58.25 hours Additional Training: E-learning
Support -Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing -

Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising
Operations -Manual provided Number of Employees Required to Run: 8 - 11

Expansion Plans
 
Fit Zone For Women Franchise
OrangeTheory Fitness Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion NoYes
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Fit Zone For Women

Just ask any of our tens of thousands of club members. As soon as they laid eyes on a Fit Zone for Women health club, they knew it was exactly what they had been looking for. That is why most of our franchisees were originally members of a Fit Zone For Women club! Fit Zone For Women is the ONLY health club that was designed exclusively for women, by women. Gretchen Shannon, our President and CEO, along with a panel of female health experts, designed Fit Zone For Women to be the only full facility health club for women. From the exclusive Nautilus For Women strength training equipment to our cardio machines and group exercise classes, Fit Zone is a REAL HEALTH CLUB, just without men. This is why Fit Zone For Women is one of the fastest growing health club franchises in the United States today.

About OrangeTheory Fitness

Orangetheory Fitness is an exciting new fitness concept like no other that is sweeping the nation. Hailed by the New York Times as an effective new plateau-busting workout, Orangetheory Fitness leverages heart-rate-monitored interval exercise and group personal training to maximize calorie burn. In less than a year after opening the first Orangetheory Fitness studio in Ft. Lauderdale in March 2010, the franchise grew to 38 locations - and counting.
Orangetheory Fitness offers:
*Specialized group personal training sessions to mid- and high-income consumers
*Studio will drive substantial unique consumers to the retail location every month
*Best one-hour workout in the country
*Affordable group personal training
*55 classes per week at all levels
*Experienced, successful franchise company & management team

This is your opportunity to be a small business owner. When you open an Orangetheory Fitness franchise, you gain a support network of other franchisees, a branding plan for your business, and cooperative advertising.

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#95 in Canada's Top franchises.
#43 in Franchise 500 for 2020.