When completing the franchisee information for Aira Fitness, what details are required regarding the 'Preliminary Designated Area'?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Preliminary Designated Area identified on the Summary Page, if any, is the general location where you intend to secure a site for the Aira Fitness Business.
If a Preliminary Designated Area isspecified on the Summary Page, we will not grant anyone else the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business in the Preliminary Designated Area for ninety (90) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement.
Once the Authorized Location has been identified, you hereby authorize us to define in Attachment A a "Designated Area" around the Authorized Location; provided that such Designated Area will be substantially the same as the Preliminary Designated Area in terms of size, shape and/or demographics.
If the Authorized Location is not within the Preliminary Designated Area, the Designated Area will be defined by us based on our current criteria for size, demographics and topographical features.
Once defined in Attachment A, your Designated Area will remain constant throughout the initial term of this Agreement (unless you relocate the Aira Fitness Business and upon renewal or transfer).
During the term of this Agreement and provided you are in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, neither we nor our affiliates will develop or operate, or grant to anyone else the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business that is physically located in the Designated Area (other than at Special Sites, as described in Section 2.D).
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee must identify a Preliminary Designated Area on the Summary Page. This area represents the general location where the franchisee intends to secure a site for their Aira Fitness Business.
The Preliminary Designated Area, if specified, grants the franchisee a 90-day window from the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement during which Aira Fitness will not allow another franchisee to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business in that area. After the Authorized Location (the specific site of the Aira Fitness Business) is determined, Aira Fitness will define the Designated Area in Attachment A, aiming for it to be substantially similar to the Preliminary Designated Area in terms of size, shape, and demographics.
However, if the Authorized Location falls outside the Preliminary Designated Area, Aira Fitness will define the Designated Area based on its current criteria for size, demographics, and topographical features. Once defined in Attachment A, the Designated Area remains constant throughout the initial term of the agreement, unless the franchisee relocates or upon renewal or transfer.
During the term of the agreement, Aira Fitness and its affiliates will not develop, operate, or grant others the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business within the Designated Area (excluding Special Sites), provided the franchisee remains in compliance with the agreement. This provides a level of territorial protection for the franchisee's investment.