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    Club Pilates vs Discover Strength

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Club Pilates2026 FDDDiscover Strength2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Club Pilates

    $403,289 – $1,029,811

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32

    Discover Strength

    $529,000 – $870,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Club Pilates

    $28,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23

    Discover Strength

    $58,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    Club Pilates

    8% · percent of Gross Sales

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

    Discover Strength

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Club Pilates: 1, Discover Strength: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Club Pilates

    $403,289 – $1,029,811
    Total Estimated Initial Investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32

    Discover Strength

    $529,000 – $870,000
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Club Pilates

    $28,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23

    Discover Strength

    $58,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Club Pilates

    8% · percent of Gross Sales
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23

    Discover Strength

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Club Pilates

    2% of gross sales
    Contributions to Brand Development Fund
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 24

    Discover Strength

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Club Pilates

    1,179
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 81

    Discover Strength

    34
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Club Pilates

    +303
    Calculated: 876 at end of 2023 → 1,179 at end of 2025

    Discover Strength

    +20
    Calculated: 14 at end of 2023 → 34 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Club Pilates

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Discover Strength

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Club Pilates

    2012 for the Club Pilates brand; current franchisor began selling franchises in 2023
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Discover Strength

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Club Pilates

    2023
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Discover Strength

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Club Pilates
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $987,800 per year
    mean Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    Discover Strength
    Franchised (14 studios) — revenue and costs and other measures
    44 percent
    mean Labor % of Total Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37
    Franchised (6 locations) — revenue
    $278,638
    mean Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Club Pilates vs Discover Strength: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Club Pilates or Discover Strength?
    Club Pilates: $403,289 – $1,029,811 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32); Discover Strength: $529,000 – $870,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Club Pilates. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Club Pilates or Discover Strength?
    Club Pilates: 1,179 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 81); Discover Strength: 34 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Club Pilates and Discover Strength disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Club Pilates has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Discover Strength has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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