If you are looking for information on the Fit Zone For Women franchise business opportunity, Fit Zone For Women franchises or Fit Zone For Women franchising, then you have come to the right place.
Just ask any of our club members - which now total more than 20,000. As soon as they laid eyes on a Fit Zone for Women® health club, they knew it was exactly what they had been looking for. That is why most of our franchisees were originally members of a Fit Zone club! Fit Zone is the ONLY health club that was designed exclusively FOR WOMEN - BY WOMEN. Gretchen Shannon, our President and CEO, along with a panel of female health experts, designed Fit Zone to be the only full facility health club for women. From the exclusive Nautilus For Women strength training equipment to our cardio machines and group exercise classes, Fit Zone is a REAL HEALTH CLUB - just without men. This is why Fit Zone is one of the fastest growing health club franchises in the United States today.
Fit Zone is a 4,000 square foot, full-service fitness center that delivers everything women want - get results and don't get bored. Each Fit Zone incorporates:
You've been in other women's only health clubs. This is not like anything you have ever seen before. When you visit a Fit Zone in person, you'll immediately know why our members think nothing in the fitness industry compares.
With more than a combined 100+ years of experience in the fitness industry, we designed Fit Zone with you in mind!
No Experience Necessary - Fit Zone is the perfect franchise for someone who has never run their own business - simple operation, limited number of employees, small inventory, no waste. We teach you everything there is to know about running a health club.
You Own A Business But The Business Doesn't Own You - Our fitness clubs have reasonable hours of operation and are not open on Sundays which allows you to live your life!
Hit The Ground Running - We have an exclusive relationship with a health club marketing company that will help you build your membership base before you even open your doors.
Feel Good About What You Do For A Living - Owning and running a health club doesn't feel like a job, it is fun and rewarding to know that you are inspiring women to achieve their goals and improve their lives.
Investment Opportunity - Fit Zone is the perfect franchise opportunity if you are interested in absentee or multi-unit ownership. Our health clubs are incredibly simple to operate, have reasonable hours of operation, few employees and virtually no inventory. So if you are not interested in running the business yourself, this is the perfect business model to hire a manager to run one or multiple Fit Zones on your behalf.
Now is the time to take control of your future and become part of one of the fastest growing franchise trends in the Unites States - Women's Only Health Clubs! So if you are interested in a business where you can have fun, help other women in your community AND stay in shape yourself, Fit Zone For Women is the right opportunity for you!!
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