Planet Fitness vs SuperSlow Zone Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Planet Fitness Franchise
SuperSlow Zone Franchise
Investment $968,100 - $4,113,000$133,290 - $319,860
Franchise Fee $20,000$39,900
Royalty Fee 7% of Gross Membership Fees-
Advertising Fee 9%-
Year Founded 1992-
Year Franchised 2003-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Planet Fitness Franchise
SuperSlow Zone Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Planet Fitness Franchise
SuperSlow Zone Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/Yes-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Planet Fitness Franchise
SuperSlow Zone Franchise
Training * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: as needed-
Support * Newsletter * Meetings * Toll-free phone line * Grand opening * Internet * Security/safety procedures * Field operations/evaluations * Purchasing cooperatives-
Marketing * Co-op advertising * Ad slicks * Regional advertising-
Operations * 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators)-

Expansion Plans
 
Planet Fitness Franchise
SuperSlow Zone Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Planet Fitness

Planet Fitness got its start in 1992 when Michael Grondahl acquired a struggling gym. He reduced membership prices to compete against better-known brands and focused on serving occasional or first-time gym users. Every Planet Fitness location holds a pizza night for members once a month, as well as a bagel morning, and Tootsie Rolls are available at all times.
Planet Fitness strives to promote health in a respectful atmosphere. For over a decade, Planet Fitness has gone to great lengths to provide its members with a friendly space to work out. We call it the Judgment Free Zone. We discourage weight dropping and obnoxious grunting so you can focus on your own workout and not the person next to you.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a single Planet Fitness facility ranges from $968,100 to $3,072,000 if you finance your equipment.
This includes $48,000 to $297,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
If you choose to purchase your equipment, the total investment necessary to begin operation of a single Planet Fitness facility ranges from $1,500,000 to $4,113,000.
This includes $295,000 to $912,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
These estimated initial investment ranges also apply to each location that you develop under the Area Development Agreement (plus the Area Development Fee you pay at the time you sign the Area Development Agreement). If you sign an Area Development Agreement, you must develop one or more Planet Fitness facilities, and you will pay an Area Development Fee of $10,000 per planned location (paid in full when you sign the Area Development Agreement) in addition to the then-current initial franchise fee due for each location at the time the Franchise Agreement for that location is signed.

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About SuperSlow Zone

Based on the SuperSlow Zone System, Franchisees can enter with a low investment and can operate a business they feel passionate about by making a significant contribution to clients, produce exceptional client retention through sustainable client results, generate a solid annual income, retain good earnings, is scalable for growth and have a good lifestyle having 1 to 3 weeks paid vacation. Flexibility in ownership; owner operated, owner manager, GM for multiple locations or GM for a third party owner, etc. Our exercise method has its roots with a distinguished 29-year history as it grew out of a $3.2 million osteoporosis study in 1982 at the University of Florida School of Medicine. The SuperSlow Zone System refined and made contemporary how to run a successful professional exercise service intent on capturing, and keeping, clients for the long term. Our science is solid. Our IACET accredited training and systems enable franchisees the most stable, time-tested foundation for success.SuperSlow Zone is accredited by the prestigious IACET; visit www.iacet.org. IACET also accredits the American Physical Therapy Association, National Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Duke University Medical Center, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Corporate University, GE Healthcare and many others. SuperSlow Zone achieved and maintains this accreditation to ensure the highest standards of service and care for its clients.SuperSlow Zone personal professional strength training is the original, accredited, and systemized 20 minute workout, 1 - 2 times per week! For busy people, moms, aging population 45+ at all levels of health and fitness who want to get fit fast, look and feel great, and perform better, by achieving maximum fitness results in a minimum amount of time. SUPER SLOW ZONE QUICK FACTS *Tremendous Satisfaction of Helping Others Help Themselves *Good Lifestyle - Reasonable Hours & Paid Vacations *Good Margins *High Consumer Retention *Only Mild Impact by the Economy *Located Where Clients Can Afford and Believe In Their Health & Fitness *Ten IACET Accredited National Certifying Centers For Front Line Staff To Keep Standards High and Control Costs. *Premier US And International Media, Interviews and Feature Articles Blended With An Unstoppable Grassroots Buildup *Target Market Clients Have 'Crazy Busy Lives' and Receive a Total Body Workout In 20 Minutes, 1 - 2 Times A Week. Makes Sens- Maximum Results In Minimum Time!