Anytime Fitness Franchise

Item 7 of the 2026 FDD puts the total initial investment for a new center from $539,329. That total includes the standard $42,500 initial franchise fee for a first center, the ProVision Technology System package, and the Grand Opening and Ramp Up Program, on which you must spend at least $11,000 in a Tier 3 market, $16,000 in a Tier 2 market, or $23,000 in a Tier 1 market; a Tier 3 market has fewer than 25,000 people within a 3-mile radius of the center, and a Tier 1 market more than 50,000. None of the payments in the Item 7 table are refundable. The franchisor does not offer financing for any part of the initial investment; Item 10 of the FDD lists third-party lenders that offer equipment financing, a 401(k) rollover program, and help with SBA loans, and some of these lenders pay the franchisor referral fees (FDD Items 6, 7, and 10).

The standard initial franchise fee is $42,500 for a new franchisee's first center. For one center, existing franchisees of Anytime Fitness and its affiliated brands who are not in default pay $37,500; current members of the U.S. military and honorably discharged veterans pay $38,250, or $33,750 if they are also existing franchisees; and Anytime Fitness franchisees in the Club Purple and Club Platinum programs pay $27,500 and $22,500, respectively. For two or more centers under an Area Development Agreement, you pay a Development Fee instead, in full when you sign; it depends on the number of centers, on whether you are an existing franchisee, and on whether you qualify for veteran pricing (FDD Item 5).

Anytime Fitness does not currently charge a percentage royalty. Instead, franchisees pay a flat Monthly Fee, currently $842 per month per center, adjusted each January for inflation (Consumer Price Index). On 30 days' notice, the franchisor may replace it with a royalty of no more than 8% of Gross Revenue. The General Advertising and Marketing Fee, currently $900 per month per center, is charged in addition; the franchisor may increase it on 60 days' written notice, provided it will not exceed the greater of $900 per month or 3% of Gross Revenue. The Base Technology Fee is currently $799 per month per center and is subject to an annual increase of 10%, compounded annually (FDD Item 6).

Item 20 of the 2026 FDD counts 2,282 Anytime Fitness outlets in the USA at the end of 2025 (2,271 franchised and 11 company-owned), compared with 2,301 at the end of 2024 and 2,310 at the end of 2023.

Per the "What It Takes to Be an Anytime Fitness Franchisee" page on Anytime Fitness's franchising site (franchise.anytimefitness.com), the brand's "ideal ownership candidate" has a $380,000 minimum net worth and $225,000 in liquid capital. The 2026 FDD does not state these amounts.

After the Grand Opening and Ramp Up Program, you must spend at least $600 per month on approved local advertising in a Tier 3 market, $800 in a Tier 2 market, or $1,000 in a Tier 1 market, in addition to the General Advertising and Marketing Fee; if the franchisor conducts your local marketing on your behalf, which it may require, you also pay a one-time setup fee, currently $350. In the first year of operations, marketing materials for the promotions the franchisor requires cost $5,000, and amounts you pay the franchisor for marketing materials after the Grand Opening and Ramp Up Program count toward the local advertising minimum. Under the Club Enhancement Program, the franchisor recommends that you set aside $1,000 per month, each month after you begin operating, to remodel the center to current standards as a condition to renewing, and it has the right to require you to pay these amounts to it to hold for you. The franchisor generally holds a conference every other year, and a Principal Owner must attend: in conference years you pay a Conference Fee for one center, even if you do not register, currently $499 for early registration or $749 at the Conference, and the franchisor will not increase it above $1,500 per registration. The franchisor has not established local advertising cooperatives but may do so in market areas where 2 or more Anytime Fitness clubs operate; if it establishes one in your area, you must participate, with a contribution capped at 2% of your monthly Gross Revenue (FDD Items 6 and 11).

You have 12 months from signing the Franchise Agreement to open and begin operating your center; the franchisor expects you to have signed a lease within 6 months and expects the typical time from signing to opening to be between 9 and 12 months. If you do not open on time, the franchisor may terminate the Franchise Agreement and retain all amounts you have paid to it and its affiliates. After 12 months from signing, you must begin paying the Monthly Fee whether or not the center is open, unless you are actively working with the franchisor's real estate team to locate a site or have signed a lease with its assistance. The initial franchise fee and the Development Fee are nonrefundable. Under an Area Development Agreement, you owe $10,000 in liquidated damages for each center you fail to develop by the deadline, and if the franchisor terminates for a missed development schedule, you are not entitled to a refund of any Development Fees or initial franchise fees paid (FDD Items 5, 6, 11, and 12).