Contours Express vs Spenga Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Contours Express Franchise
Spenga Franchise
Investment $35,000 - $50,000$304,082 - $705,027
Franchise Fee $12,500$49,500
Royalty Fee $395/mo.-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19982015
Year Franchised 19982015
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Contours Express Franchise
Spenga Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Contours Express Franchise
Spenga 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
 
Contours Express Franchise
Spenga Franchise
Training --
Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet

# Protected Territory # 5 days of Training at Contours Express University # 3-Day Training at your gym # Adjustable Weight Stack Equipment # 16 Stations - 4 extra stations optional # Butt-n-Gut cd # Preferred Vendor Discounts # Unlimited Ongoing Training # Advertising and Marketing Advice # 24/7 Online Marketing Materials Library # Personal Gym Website # Prepared PowerPoint Marketing Presentations # Nutritional Counseling Program - C.O.R.E. # Site Selection Assistance

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Marketing Ad slicks-
Operations 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit

Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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Expansion Plans
 
Contours Express Franchise
Spenga Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Contours Express

After operating coed clubs, working as consultants and working in other areas of the fitness industry, Daren Carter, Mike Widener and Charlie Woodward joined forces to create a fitness center just for women. In 1998, the partners founded Contours Express, a women-only center catering to towns with populations too small to support a full-scale, coed gym.

Contours Express members follow a 29-minute cue tape that keeps them moving through aerobic stations and strength training machines. A fitness trainer (the franchisee or an employee) works with the members during their workouts, providing motivation and other services.

Clubs, which are usually located in strip centers, are about 1,200 square feet in size and can accommodate up to 20 members at a time.

About Spenga

"Spenga

Spenga's goal is to open 135 franchise locations across the U.S. in three years. The company already has contracted with franchisees for 45 in the U.S., including five locations to open in north Denver and the Boulder area. More than 54 million Americans are working out at boutique fitness studios, which makes it the fastest growing sector of the fitness industry, Many of these active individuals are getting multiple memberships at multiple facilities to get a well-rounded workout. Our goal is to give members their fittest selves without having to go to three different locations.
Spenga offers a 60-minute fitness session that combines spinning, high intensity interval strength training and yoga.

#253 in Franchise 500 for 2021.   Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.