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From the filings
MaxStrength Fitness
FitnessSoftware purchasing at MaxStrength Fitness runs through corporate on two fronts: Item 8 mandates ADP and also requires website design, hosting, and SEO services to come from the franchisor or its affiliates. The fitness system runs 11 total units — 8 franchised, 3 company-owned — on a 2026 filing with a financial performance representation.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
9%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 6 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase and use the computer hardware and software, accounting, and billing system (collectively, “Computer System”) that we periodically designate to operate your MaxStrength franchise.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
These systems may include the capability of being polled by our computer system or a third party designee, which you agree to permit.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
(3) by the day of each month that we may specify, a profit and loss statement for the preceding calendar month, and a year-to-date profit and loss statement and balance sheet;
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We may designate us and/or our affiliates as an approved supplier, or the only approved supplier, from which you may or must lease or purchase certain products or services in developing and operating your MaxStrength franchise.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to designate us and/or our affiliates as approved suppliers, or the exclusive supplier(s), from whom you may purchase or lease certain other categories of products, services, and equipment.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
39350.00Item 8
Of this total, $39,350.00, or 17.8% of our total revenue was derived from franchise purchases or leases of products or services purchased from third party suppliers that pay us a rebate and other payments for franchise purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates and designees reserve the right to receive revenue or other material consideration from suppliers in consideration for other goods or services that we require or advise you to obtain from approved suppliers.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
25Item 8
We estimate that your total expenditures in leasing or purchasing real estate, equipment, fixtures, products, marketing materials, services, and computer hardware and software from our approved suppliers will represent approximately 70% to 90% of your total purchases in establishing the business and 25% to 45% of…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We also may require you (or the proposed supplier requesting the evaluation) to pay us an evaluation fee (not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test (see Item 6) to make the evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like to purchase or lease any items from any unapproved supplier, then you must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed supplier or the proposed supplier may submit its own request.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
disconnect, or, at our option, assign to us all telephone numbers that have been used in your Franchised Business
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 1
You must comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (“PCI-DSS”) and applicable state and federal laws regulating the privacy and security of sensitive consumer and employee information in connection with the operation of your Franchise.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to present to your customers any evaluation forms we periodically prescribe, and agree to participate in, and/or request that your customers participate in, any surveys performed by or on our behalf.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right at any time during business hours, and without advance notice to you, to inspect and audit, or cause to be inspected and audited, the business records, bookkeeping and accounting records, sales and income tax records and returns and other records of the Franchise, and the books and records of any…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual periodically to reflect changes in System Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
We will inform you of our approval or disapproval of your proposed site within 15 days of your proposal of the Studio site.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
If we require, you will establish your Website as part of our Website and/or establish electronic links to our Website.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
must spend not less than $25,000.00 on pre-opening advertising and marketing.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
each MaxStrength Studio must spend a minimum of $3,000.00 per month for local advertising, promotion, and marketing, and must spend not less than $25,000.00 on pre-opening advertising and marketing.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
(2) use those formats, formulae, and containers for products that we prescribe; and (3) purchase all products, services and other materials only from distributors and other suppliers we have approved. We
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must lease or purchase your leasehold improvements, exercise equipment, computer and billing system, inventory, marketing materials, supplies, services, products, and other items only from suppliers or designees approved by us.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must pay all amounts due by automatic debit, but we have the right to require you to pay all amounts due us or our affiliates by certified or cashier’s check or wire transfer.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent, unlimited access to the information the Computer System generates, stores and tracks, including any information pertaining to your gross revenues and all other information stored by the Computer System.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You are required to purchase billing, accounting, and appointment software and customer relationship management software from our designated suppliers.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to offer and hold additional ongoing training programs and franchise owners’ meetings for your Studio at such times and locations as we may deem necessary or appropriate.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Your attendance at the annual conference is mandatory.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
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The vendor opportunity at MaxStrength Fitness MaxStrength Fitness runs 11 total units — 8 franchised and 3 company-owned — in the fitness segment, per its 2026 FDD. Average unit volume is $658,108, and the FDD makes a financial performance representation.
Who controls software purchasing Item 8 already mandates ADP and routes website design, hosting, and SEO services through the franchisor or its affiliates. Item 2 names CEO and Founder Jeff Tomaszewski, VP of Franchise Development Colleen Donahue, VP of Personal Training Brian Stroh, and Director of Franchise Onboarding and Support Sarah Holub.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 8 makes ADP mandatory for every franchisee. It is the only named system in the filing.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list, with some items limited to designated suppliers only, and website design, maintenance, hosting, and search-engine-optimization services required from the franchisor or its affiliates. Franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for other categories. The initial term is 10 years, renewing for another 10-year term on correcting deficiencies, a remodel or substitute premises, a renewal fee, current qualifications, and a general release.
How to read the MaxStrength Fitness FDD The full 2026 disclosure document is embedded below via the PDF viewer, filed with state franchise regulators. For a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than this one, talk to FranCloud.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
37 operators run 37 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| OH | 9 |
|---|---|
| TX | 7 |
| WA | 4 |
| FL | 3 |
| WI | 3 |
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