Express Train vs Iron Tribe Fitness Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Express Train Franchise
Iron Tribe Fitness Franchise
Investment $73,700 - $130,000$300,000 - $433,500
Franchise Fee $37,900$42,000
Royalty Fee 5%6%
Advertising Fee 3%1%
Year Founded 20052010
Year Franchised 20052012
Term Of Agreement 5 Years-
Term Of Agreement 5 Years-
Renewal Fee $5000-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Express Train Franchise
Iron Tribe Fitness Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Express Train Franchise
Iron Tribe Fitness Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support
 
Express Train Franchise
Iron Tribe Fitness Franchise
Training * Available at headquarters: 3 days

* At franchisee's location: 3 days

 On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Additional Training: Online pre-training course
Support National Marketing Campaign

On Going Training

Support Visits

Marketing Support Person

Training & Certification

Support Person

Human Resources Support & Hiring Support

Annual Franchisee Conference

Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line 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 Loyalty program/app
Operations - Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 5

Expansion Plans
 
Express Train Franchise
Iron Tribe Fitness Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Express Train

Express Train Fitness for Men was born out of a need to provide men with an alternative to the large "Social Gyms" that have become the norm in today's fitness industry. This gives them a place where they can feel comfortable and receive the guidance and support needed to achieve the goals they set for themselves with regard to health and fitness. Express Train Fitness for Men provides an atmosphere in which we promote good physical fitness habits along with nutritional guidance without the hard-sell environment of the other gyms. Our memberships provide for all the instruction and guidance at no extra charge to the client. Our main goals are to help our members reach and maintain their visions of health and fitness. OUR GOALS ARE OUR MEMBERS GOALS

About Iron Tribe Fitness

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Iron Tribe was founded by fitness industry veteran, Forrest Walden, back in 2008 in his 400 square foot garage. Initially, it was just to have a place for Forrest to do group-based workouts with his friends because he couldn’t find anywhere locally that offered the right amount of space and equipment. There was no charge to belong, but you had to have a personal invite. "The  As more and more friends begged to come and join his garage gym, Forrest began to dream about what it would look like to start a brand-new concept that would take his team-based, group workouts to the next level and allow more lives to be impacted. The first official Iron Tribe location opened in February of 2010. The response from the community was immediate and overwhelming. In fact, the 250 membership cap was reached in under 8 months with a growing waiting list .
That location has operated at max capacity since  September of 2010 eventually moving across the street and expanding the location to serve 300 clients.