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ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING

Fitness · independent · est. —

Alloy Personal Training is a fitness studio focused on small-group and one-on-one personal training, with structured strength and resistance programs often aimed at adults over 40. Coaches guide members through planned workouts. A franchisee operates a training studio, employing coaches and managing memberships.

ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING net unit count grew +492.3% from 20222024 per its FDD Item 20.

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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.

Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:

  • Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
  • Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
  • Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).

The verdict

Proven & strong

Distress

0
STABLE

Enough units and history to judge, and the record is good: growing or stable units with clean exits by the standards of its disclosed record. The main concern in the record: owners are leaving at a high rate.

Exit rate · latest year

3.3%

vs 3.8% across 34 fitness systems

Cost to open

$299K–$541K

Item 7 total investment range

SBA loan defaults

No loan record

no SBA 7(a)/504 loans found for this brand

Behind the verdict

the record, factor by factor · Item 20

hi-1.0.0
Net unit growth35%

3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1

Strong
Exit quality25%

terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3

Strong
Transfer / churn15%

transfers vs. base · Table 3

Weak
Promise-keeping10%

actual vs. projected openings · Table 5

Fair
Transparency15%

Item 19 disclosure + completeness

Strong

Systemwide units

2022–2024

+492.3%
132022312023772024

Survival record

FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year

In fiscal 2024, 1 of 30 franchised outlets left the system — a 3.3% annualized exit rate, vs 3.8% across 34 fitness systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.

Show the outlet tables
Status (FTC)202220232024
Outlets at start31331
Opened101847
Transfers035
Terminations001
Non-renewals000
Reacquired by franchisor000
Ceased — other reasons000
Outlets at end133177
Net change+10+18+46

What it costs — and what it drags

FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty

Buying in means a $60K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $299K–$541K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.

To open (Item 7)

$299K–$541K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$60K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

7%

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$70K

7% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$700K

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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Distress signals

news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits

No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.

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ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING franchise questions, answered from the filings

What percentage of ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING franchises closed last year?

In ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2024), 1 of 30 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 3.3% — compared with 3.8% across 34 fitness systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.

How much does a ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING franchise cost?

Per ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING's 2025 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $60K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $299K–$541K (Item 7).

What royalty does ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING charge?

ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING charges an ongoing royalty of 7.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2025 FDD.

Does ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — ALLOY PERSONAL TRAINING makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.

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