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    Discover Strength vs FS8 Studio

    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.

    Discover Strength2026 FDDFS8 Studio2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Discover Strength

    $529,000 – $870,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    FS8 Studio

    $349,300 – $840,700

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Discover Strength

    $58,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    FS8 Studio

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Discover Strength

    Not available

    FS8 Studio

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Discover Strength: 2, FS8 Studio: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Discover Strength

    $529,000 – $870,000
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    FS8 Studio

    $349,300 – $840,700
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Discover Strength

    $58,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    FS8 Studio

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Discover Strength

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    FS8 Studio

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

    Discover Strength

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    FS8 Studio

    $200
    Brand Fund — Up to 2% of Gross Sales, or $200 per month, whichever is higher
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Discover Strength

    34
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38

    FS8 Studio

    30
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Discover Strength

    +20
    Calculated: 14 at end of 2023 → 34 at end of 2025

    FS8 Studio

    +27
    Calculated: 3 at end of 2023 → 30 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Discover Strength

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    FS8 Studio

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

    Discover Strength

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    FS8 Studio

    2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Discover Strength

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    FS8 Studio

    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    FS8 Studio
    Franchised (7 locations) — revenue
    $442,119
    mean Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Franchised (3 locations) — revenue
    $338,167
    mean Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60

    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.

    Discover Strength vs FS8 Studio: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Discover Strength or FS8 Studio?
    Discover Strength: $529,000 – $870,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14); FS8 Studio: $349,300 – $840,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for FS8 Studio. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Discover Strength or FS8 Studio?
    Discover Strength: 34 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38); FS8 Studio: 30 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Discover Strength and FS8 Studio disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Discover Strength has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; FS8 Studio 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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