iLoveKickboxing vs PickUp USA Fitness Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
iLoveKickboxing Franchise
PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Investment $214,944 - $559,494$533,266 - $1,150,054
Franchise Fee $49,999 - $100,000$45,000
Royalty Fee 6%6%
Advertising Fee 1%1% - 2%
Year Founded 20092011
Year Franchised 20122016
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
iLoveKickboxing Franchise
PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Experience -

While not required, a passion for fitness and basketball is a huge plus! Owning a fitness club is a tremendous opportunity to build a business doing something you love. To get started, franchise candidates, either individually or cumulatively amongst a group of investors, should have a minimum of $150,000 in liquid capital and $300,000 in net worth. This gives a new franchisee the base financials to attempt to obtain necessary bank financing to be properly capitalized to launch a PickUp USA.


Financing Options

 
iLoveKickboxing Franchise
PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/Yes-/-
Equipment -/Yes-/-
Inventory -/Yes-/-
Receivables -/Yes-/-
Payroll -/Yes-/-

Training & Support

 
iLoveKickboxing Franchise
PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Training

Your live training at our headquarters in Long Island, NY literally covers everything: hiring the perfect staff, creating an amazing atmosphere for your kickboxing members, how to make sales presentations feel more like natural conversations, customer retention, construction and layout challenges and how to overcome them, and a lot more. Hired a couple of new instructors and want to quickly get them up to speed? Or maybe you want your current instructors to "freshen" up on their skills? Twice a year we hold complimentary training for all of our franchisees' staff members. For new staff, we'll train them from the bottom up to be the most passionate, knowledgable instructors that they possibly can be. For "veteran" staff, we'll brush up on their kickboxing technique, their customer-relation skills, sales skills and more. Classroom Training: 42 hours

* Comprehensive 8 day training at our headquarters in Irwindale, CA for you and your two managers

Support

Our headquarters are open to you for questions and guidance Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm EST. If you have an urgent situation and need attention ASAP, we've got you covered too. There's a special line you can reach. When you call, you'll be treated with courtesy, respect and consideration. The last thing you'll feel is "brushed aside." We'll spend however much time you need to get the question or challenge you're facing sorted out. And of course we're available via email too for those quick questions you have that can be answered in a few sentences. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software

PickUp USA provides comprehensive support from the day you sign your franchise agreement. * Pre-Open Support * Grand Opening Support * Ongoing Support o Assistance with site-selection, club layout, design & construction o Comprehensive 8 day training o On-site guidance for 5 days from our corporate team o Support with marketing, sales and operations o Continuous, on-site, telephone and email support will be with you during your entire journey o Your success is our success!

Marketing

1)From top to bottom we've crafted a website that's proven to convert visitors into qualified leads. Your location will receive such a site, customized for your area. And because the site gets visitors to enroll on a paid trial membership - you know only extremely qualified leads are coming through your doors. Most fitness centers offer free trials. This produces leads that waste your time, without ever intending to buy from you. However, a lead that pays for a trial is very serious about fitness and weight loss, and willing to pay for it. 2) Your website offers prospects access to the web special in exchange for their name and email address. Sometimes, people don't purchase the trial membership right then and there. When this happens, they'll automatically roll over to our Done-for-You Email Marketing program that sends them a mixture of valuable fitness content, and sales messages, to convert them to your customer down the road. Of course you don't lift a finger through all of this. We take care of it for you. 3)In your in-person training, as well as in your operations manual, you'll see exactly how to use these Social Media outlets to build your business - without being salesy, pitchy, or a nuisance to the community (many businesses spam these outlets with their sales messages - which just pushes away prospects). In fact, when following our proven plan, it's actually a lot of fun and very rewarding to interact with the community through these channels. In addition, we run the nationwide Facebook Fan Page & blog which gets traffic from all over the country, and directs it to each location's website. 4) On top of all of this, we constantly use a blend of article marketing, blog marketing, search engine marketing, video marketing, social bookmark marketing and more to get your website ranked in the search engines - and deliver you high-quality traffic. Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing

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Operations -

We require an owner/operator Approximately 10 staff are needed to run a PickUp USA Fitness club.


Expansion Plans

 
iLoveKickboxing Franchise
PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion Yes-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About iLoveKickboxing

Michael Parrella opened his first martial arts school in 1991. In 2009, he used his years of industry experience to start iLoveKickboxing.com, and he began franchising the concept in 2012. iLoveKickboxing.com locations offer group kickboxing fitness classes. Fitness kickboxing is not some hobby we picked up over the weekend. We've been at it for decades, testing and tweaking the entire time to discover the key elements of running a great facility. We've crafted systems for low-pressure sales that are natural and conversational (NOT high-pressure or in-your-face)
- We've crafted systems for referrals that make your customers excited to send their friends and family your way
- We've learned things that only fellow facility owners can, like who the best vendors in the industry are, and where you'll get the best deals on equipment & supplies.
By joining the iLoveKickboxing.com family, you reap the benefits of our years of hard work, trial & error. In short, you get the ripened fruit of our experience to use at your disposal. And we're happy to hand it over to you.

About PickUp USA Fitness


Basketball-Focused Fitness Clubs!

PickUp USA Fitness clubs are full-service, basketball-focused gyms. Our clubs offer: group & private basketball training, officiated games of pickup basketball, full weight & cardio rooms, retail merchandise, lounges, and much more! We started our unique fitness concept in 2011, and spent 5 years refining our product, processes, and brand before franchising in 2016.

Limitless Opportunity

* In 2014, total US health club revenues increased 7.4% to $24.2 billion with 54.1 million Americans belonging to at least one health club nationwide (IHRSA data)
* Over 23 million people/year participate in basketball activities in the US (Statista data)
* PickUp USA Fitness is the only basketball-focused fitness club operating in the US, and generates revenue from 4 diverse channels:

     o Membership Dues
     o Private Training Packages
     o Merchandise Sales
     o Private Court Rental Fees


Streamlined Operating Model
  • Plug- and-play, refined and simple operating model
  • Less than 10 total employees needed to run a PickUp USA
  • Passionate staff that love fitness and basketball are naturally attracted to PickUp USA
  • Polished marketing, sales, and operating processes allow your gym to operate seamlessly 365 days/year
  • Established relationships with reputable suppliers and vendors:
    • Gatorade
    • SportCourt
    • Wilson Basketball
    • StarTrac
    • ClaytonKendall
  • Minimal inventory management with simple processes for ease of operating
  • Bottom-line: A polished operating system allows you to have fun, interact with customers, and grow your business!