Can an Aira Fitness franchisee make alterations to the equipment?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
For instance, we require that you modernize the Aira Fitness Business within five years of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
We also require that you replace all fitness equipment within three years of the Effective Date of this Agreement.
If you choose to purchase the fitness equipment, at the end of each three year period, you may offer your old equipment to anyone, but we have the right of first refusal to buy the equipment on the same terms and conditions as any potential buyer.
If you choose to lease the fitness equipment, at the end of each three year period, you must return the old equipment to the designated or approved supplier of the fitness equipment or otherwise per the terms of the equipment lease, which designated or approved supplier may be us or our affiliate.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Aira Fitness Franchise Disclosure Document does not explicitly state whether a franchisee can make alterations to the equipment. However, the document does state that franchisees are required to modernize the Aira Fitness Business within five years of the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement.
Additionally, the FDD states that franchisees must replace all fitness equipment within three years of the Effective Date of the Agreement. If a franchisee chooses to purchase the fitness equipment, they may offer their old equipment to anyone at the end of each three-year period, but Aira Fitness has the right of first refusal to buy the equipment on the same terms and conditions as any potential buyer. If a franchisee chooses to lease the fitness equipment, at the end of each three-year period, they must return the old equipment to the designated or approved supplier of the fitness equipment or otherwise per the terms of the equipment lease.
Because the FDD does not directly address equipment alterations, it is important for a prospective franchisee to ask Aira Fitness about the possibility of making alterations to the equipment. It would also be prudent to inquire about the types of equipment that are approved for use in the Aira Fitness Business and whether there are any restrictions on the types of alterations that can be made.