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FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING
Fitness · independent · est. —
Farrell's Extreme Bodyshaping is a fitness program combining kickboxing, strength training, and nutrition coaching delivered in time-bound group challenge sessions. A franchisee operates a fitness studio, leading or staffing instructors for group classes and selling enrollment in transformation programs.
FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING net unit count declined -16.1% from 2021–2023 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
Showing strain
Distress
The disclosed record shows weakness — shrinking units, elevated exits, or churn — worth reading closely before going further.
Exit rate · latest year
10.0%
vs 3.8% across 34 fitness systems
Cost to open
$151K–$349K
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
15.0%
20 loans resolved — directional only
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2021–2023
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2023, 5 of 50 franchised outlets left the system — a 10.0% annualized exit rate, vs 3.8% across 34 fitness systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 56 | 56 | 52 |
| Opened | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Transfers | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Outlets at end | 56 | 52 | 47 |
| Net change | 0 | -4 | -5 |
The lender's view
SBA 7(a)/504 loan performance · FY1991–present
Banks have made 28 SBA-backed loans to FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING franchisees since 2013. Only 20 have resolved so far — too thin for a reliable default rate, but 3 of them charged off.
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20 resolved · too thin to rate
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avg. charged-off $ ÷ approved $
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default rate × loss severity
$148,600
what recent franchisees borrowed
58 mo
approval → charge-off, defaulted loans
3 vs 10
distinct banks — pulling back
Charge-off rate by loan approval year (%)
Loan performance by state
SOURCE: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA LOAN DATA (DATA.SBA.GOV), FY1991–PRESENT · MATCHED TO FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING BY FRANCHISE NAME · RESOLVED = CHARGED-OFF + PAID-IN-FULL
The owner's side of the deal
FDD × federal loan record
Who finances it
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
21.4% of this brand's loans
That lender charges off 15.6% of its loans to other franchise brands, vs 14.8% nationally.
Who buys it
Too few identified operators
Does experience help here?
Not enough resolved loans to split
Computed from 28 SBA 7(a)/504 loans to FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING franchisees joined to the brand's own FDD. Debt service assumes level amortization at the average disclosed term and rate. A lender's rate excludes its loans to this brand, so it reads the lender, not the brand.
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a $40K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $151K–$349K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes no earnings claim (Item 19) — ask current and former franchisees for real numbers.
To open (Item 7)
$151K–$349K
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$40K
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
7.5%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — this brand discloses no Item 19 earnings; validate with current & former owners.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$75K
7.5% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$750K
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.
Build a real pro-forma for FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING with an independent CPALabor record
US Dept. of Labor enforcement · franchisee-level · FY2005–present
Federal investigators have concluded 1 wage case against operators of this system, recovering $1K in back wages for 2 workers. These cases name franchisee-owned locations, not the franchisor itself.
Concluded cases
1
Back wages owed
$1K
Employees affected
2
Since 2020
0
Read this carefully. The employers in these cases are individual FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING franchisees — separately owned businesses operating under the brand name — not FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING itself. The franchisor is not the respondent and in most cases is not a party. What the record shows is how this system's operators run their payrolls, which is worth knowing before you become one of them. Counts rise with system size and with age: a 20-year-old, 10,000-unit system will out-count a young one regardless of conduct. Source: DOL Wage and Hour Division concluded compliance actions, FY2005–present, most recent finding 2012.
Modeled risk
FDD Risk Score · modeled from the public record
Modeled from the public record, this brand sits mid-pack: riskier than 64% of systems we score.
Risk percentile
64 / 100
Loan-corroborated
Modeled SBA charge-off
14.7%
Observed SBA charge-off
15.0%
Top drivers: Share financed by high-loss lenders (lowers) · System size (log units) (raises) · Net unit growth (raises) · Investment ceiling (log) (raises). 15+ resolved loans stand behind this estimate. A linear scorecard built from this brand's own disclosure figures plus the federal loan record behind its franchisees; full spec and cross-validated accuracy on the methodology page. A score is context, not a verdict.
Distress signals
news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. An independent CPA is paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING's numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.
Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING franchises closed last year?
In FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2023), 5 of 50 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 10.0% — 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 FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING franchise cost?
Per FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING's 2024 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $40K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $151K–$349K (Item 7).
What royalty does FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING charge?
FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING charges an ongoing royalty of 7.5% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2024 FDD.
Does FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING disclose earnings (Item 19)?
No — FARRELL'S EXTREME BODYSHAPING's 2024 FDD makes no financial performance representation in Item 19. That is legal and common, but it means the franchisor publishes no earnings claim; ask current franchisees for real numbers.