Learn How to Start a Gym Business with Snap Fitness
If you’re ready to break into the growing global health and wellness market and own a gym franchise with Snap Fitness, you’ve come to the right place! Today we’ll talk about how to start a gym business with us and how we’re leading the way when it comes to fitness.
Snap Fitness is a globally established and recognized fitness brand with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. Since our launch in 2003, we’ve been setting new benchmarks for innovation in the fitness and franchising markets, and we’re not stopping any time soon!
We’re continuously evolving to maintain our leading brand position while delivering top-tier support for franchisees and members alike. We offer a complete support structure for franchisees to start, run, and scale their own gym business. In turn, our franchisees give new members their full attention from the initial inquiry to the moment they get started in the club and well beyond. You can count on us every step of the way, from site selection to buildout to operations and everything in between.
The fitness industry is a profitable market to invest in because more individuals are taking their health and fitness seriously. The global fitness industry is worth over $96.7 billion and is expected to see a consistent growth of 3% to 4% annually. As the global health and wellness industry continues to increase at a rapid rate, we’re proud to be a part of that success story.
Our mission is to continue to be known as the most inclusive fitness experience. We stand out in the industry for taking a different approach to fitness: one that’s all about the feeling. We help our members create positive lifestyle habits that go much deeper than a desire to look fantastic; rather experience what it’s truly like to feel fantastic. This allows our franchise owners to appeal to a broader market while delivering a profitable franchise business model. Our business model offers great potential to attract large numbers of new members who currently feel intimidated by how the fitness industry, in general, is perceived.
Why Open a Gym with Snap Fitness Franchise?
Before we get into how to open a gym, let’s talk about why you should invest in a fitness opportunity with Snap Fitness.
Some of the reasons why you should consider investing in a franchise opportunity with us include the following:
We have a proven business model. We appeal to a broad audience with an inclusive gym experience, state-of-the-art equipment, 24/7 worldwide access, personal training, and results-driven technology.
We provide world-class support. Our franchising team is there to help with planning and securing financing, sourcing property, recruiting and training, pre-sales and launch, and more, to make opening your own gym simple.
We’re a global brand. Our gyms span the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with over 1 million members. Snap Fitness franchisees can leverage our infrastructure and wealth of experience, enhanced by unrivaled local market expertise, knowledge, and support. Plus, with our global vendor agreements, you’ll enjoy economies of scale that reduce the required investment for project setup, equipment, and ongoing costs.
We have a unique outlook. We’re on a mission to create the most open, inclusive, empathetic, and supportive fitness experience for every member at every level. We’re reframing working out by replacing the perception of gyms as scary and competitive with a reality that’s accessible, powerfully positive, and 100% enjoyable. By pushing the usual fitness industry conventions, we prove that fitness can be achieved differently and better.
Our clubs are designed for everywhere. Our franchisees appreciate that our gyms can be adapted for a wide variety of units, creating opportunities for every market. Our clubs offer a number of ways to help them move more, which can translate into multiple revenue streams for our franchisees.
We provide support at every step. At Snap Fitness, collaboration is integral to our success. We work very closely with our franchisees, giving them all the necessary support to get started and thrive. And that includes a proven franchise model, planning and finance options, property assistance, comprehensive training, a marketing playbook, operations support, systems and support, recruitment, pre-sale and launch marketing, a personal franchisee support team member, ongoing growth, member analytics, cutting-edge equipment, products, technology, and more.
Steps to Opening a Gym
Snap Fitness offers our franchisees all the benefits that come with being a part of our established global network. This is further enhanced by the business expertise and in-market knowledge that our regional support hubs provide. Every franchisee is guaranteed a robust support system from the start and at every stage of their journey with us.
The steps to opening a gym with Snap Fitness:
Discussion and application. We’d love to hear from you! Our franchise development team will schedule an initial call to get to know each other and learn more about your goals and background.
Pre-qualification and due diligence. If you meet our franchise pre-qualifications, our team will start discussing the opportunity in greater detail and assist you through the due diligence process.
Franchise Disclosure Document and background check. You’ll have the opportunity to review our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and schedule a call with the team who will answer any questions you may have. Prior to executive committee approval, we’ll ask you to submit a background check verification.
Discovery Day. We’ll invite you to schedule and attend a Discovery Day when you’ll meet our executive team for a mutual evaluation and gain a better sense of our company culture.
Final review and approval. Once our executive team determines final approval, we’ll present you with our franchise agreement. After it’s signed, you’re officially part of the Snap Fitness family!
Site selection and training. At this point in the process, our real estate and construction team, along with a network of top brokers in each market, will help you find and secure the best site for your new club. Once your lease is signed, we’ll start our extensive training program to provide you and your team with all the knowledge and hands-on training needed to run a successful club.
Grand opening and beyond. Our operations and pre-sales marketing teams will work with you to ensure a successful launch and post-opening. You can count on us every step of the way to provide you with the support and resources you need to thrive.
With nearly 1,000 gyms in 20+ countries, we’ve learned a thing or two about how to help our franchisees start a fitness business. As the fitness industry continues to grow, we’re looking to bring more locations to Snap Fitness members everywhere.
Contact us today to learn more about franchising with Snap Fitness and how to start a gym business.