SuperSlow Zone vs PickUp USA Fitness Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	SuperSlow Zone Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Investment	$133,290 - $319,860	$533,266 - $1,150,054
Franchise Fee	$39,900	$45,000
Royalty Fee	-	6%
Advertising Fee	-	1% - 2%
Year Founded	-	2011
Year Franchised	-	2016
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	SuperSlow Zone 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
	SuperSlow Zone Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/-
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/-
Equipment	-/-	-/-
Inventory	-/-	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
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Training & Support
	SuperSlow Zone Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Training	-	* Comprehensive 8 day training at our headquarters in Irwindale, CA for you and your two managers
Support	-	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	-	-
Operations	-	We require an owner/operator Approximately 10 staff are needed to run a PickUp USA Fitness club.
Expansion Plans
	SuperSlow Zone Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

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!

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