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Live the dream and exercise your future options with a fitness franchise.

Check out these 21 fitness franchises.

If you’re ready to ditch the day job and help raise Australia’s fitness levels, speed up your perfect business search with this easy guide to 21 brands.

Fitness Clubs

Anytime Fitness

If big numbers appeal to you, check out this chain: more than 4000 clubs globally and the biggest health club footprint (500+) in Australia. Anytime Fitness marries state of the art equipment with a convenient and affordable membership.

The US-born 24/7 gym chain helped revolutionise the Aussie fitness industry when it launched here in 2008. Last year the business was named the Franchise Council of Australia 2018 International Franchisor of the Year.

The master franchise rights are held by multi-brand franchisor Collective Wellness Group.

Genesis Health & Fitness

Genesis has grown in 22 years from a single club in Ringwood, Victoria, to one of Australia’s premier fitness organisations offering 24-hour access, seven days a week.

The national network of fitness clubs numbers 42 across Australia. Members can enjoy a wide variety of exercise options from weights to cardio, swimming or dance, boxing to cycling.

Snap Fitness 24/7

More than one million members across 19 countries stand testament to the spread of the US-based Snap Fitness brand over 15 years. The fitness philosophy is based on four pillars: getting fit faster, getting fit at a time that suits, getting fit your way, and training together.

Typically gyms are housed in 300-500 sq m space, with parking. When it comes to location Snap reviews the local competition, size of population and target market, and measures business potential through analysing existing fitness activity and interest in fitness.

Crunch

Known for its low-cost gym sessions and membership, Crunch was founded in 1989 in New York and has been franchised for nine years. Today there are more than 300 fitness centres serving more than 1.3 million members across the US, Australia, Canada, and Spain. In July 2019 asset firm TPG partnered with company management to buy the signature facilities and franchise operation.

Crunch Signature, the brand’s premier offering, provides members with expanded facilities, upgraded amenities, dedicated RIDE and yoga studios and full-service locker rooms.

Jetts

An Aussie original, founded in 2007, this chain now numbers 250 gyms across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the Netherlands and Thailand. Its flexible membership is based on no lock-in contracts.

Fitness professionals can be owner operators but there are semi-passive investment options as well, and the chance to build a multi-unit business.

Jetts’ leasing team works with franchisees on-site qualification, demographic analysis and lease negotiation. The gym chain will consider business partnerships for potential franchisees without full funding. Franchisees sign up to a five-year term, with two renewal options.

EFM Health Clubs

This franchise bridges the gap between a traditional gym and a personal trainer (PT), offering affordable membership with a tailored experience. The business launched in 1991 as Executive Fitness Management and has built up to 60 clubs operating across five states in Australia.

It’s a unique model that utilises school and hospital facilities to operate health and fitness programs for staff and child-focused Fit2Play groups, with personal training sessions available to the wider public too.

Plus Fitness 24/7

Starting out as a traditional health club back in 1996 the Australian-owned Plus Fitness moved into the 24/7 space in 2011 and began franchising. The business model benefits from low staffing requirements and, the franchisor claims, fast breakeven points.

Across Australia, New Zealand and Asia there are now 200 gyms open in the Plus Fitness chain.

It’s a low-cost model for clients and franchisees. Gym membership starts from as little as $13 for all-hours access while the cost of a franchise includes the gym equipment.