Fit 36 franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Fit 36 franchise takes $161,900 – $278,950 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $39,900. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Fit 36 franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $39,900 | $39,900 | $39,900 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $161,900 | $278,950 | $161,900 to $278,950 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $161,900 | $278,950 | $161,900 to $278,950 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Fit 36's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Fit 36 cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Fit 36's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Fit 36's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $161,900 — about in line with the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $39,900 — about 19% below the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Fit 36's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2014–2017: began the window at 0 units; 16 units opened, 2 closed, ending at 14 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Fit 36 or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Fit 36 for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Fit 36 is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Fit 36 grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Fit 36 can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Fit 36 franchise
Fit 36 is a health & fitness franchisor with 14 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2014 and 2017, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 16 unit openings and 2 closures, ending at 14 units. Its parent company is Fit 36, LLC.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
Fit 36, LLC, offers franchises for the operation of studiosunder the name "FIT36 "offering group fitness training and anyrelated future services and products.
Fit 36 franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Fit 36 franchise cost?
- $161,900 – $278,950 all-in to open, per Fit 36's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Fit 36 units are there?
- 14 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Fit 36's units held up?
- 87.5% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).
- Is Fit 36 SBA-eligible?
- Fit 36 is flagged SBA-eligible in our dataset (as of 2026-05). Confirm current status on the SBA Franchise Directory before relying on it for financing.