Is the Initial Fitness Equipment Package for an Aira Fitness franchise required to be purchased or leased?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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You must purchase or lease the Initial FitnessEquipment Package from our affiliate, Pure Gym Equipment LLC. Currently, our affiliate is the only approved supplier for the Initial Fitness Equipment Package and will offer the Initial Fitness Equipment Package for purchase subject to the availability of equipment.
Initial Fitness Equipment Package – Purchase Option
If you are opening an Aira Fitness Business that will operate from a Fitness Center and you choose to purchasethe InitialFitnessEquipmentPackage fromouraffiliate, thepurchasepricewillrange from $23,485 to $130,165, based on the Initial Fitness Equipment Package that you choose. If you are opening an Aira Fitness Business that will operate from a Pod, and you choose to purchase the Initial Fitness Equipment Package from our affiliate, the purchase price will range from $13,790 to $39,800. If you choose this option, you must pay for the Initial Fitness Equipment Package in cash in full upon signing the Initial Fitness EquipmentPackage Purchase Agreement. You are also responsible forfreight and delivery costs, whichwill range from $1,000 to $10,000. The purchase price and freight and delivery costs are not refundable under any circumstances.
Initial Fitness Equipment Package – Lease Option
If you choose to lease the Initial FitnessEquipment Package fromour affiliate, you must pay our affiliate a deposit, which will range from $8,472 to $44,359 if you are opening an Aira Fitness Business that will operate from a Fitness Center, and which will range from $5,078 to $13,930 if you are opening an Aira Fitness Business that will operate from a Pod, depending on your equipment selection. You are also responsible for freight and delivery costs, which will range from $1,000 to $10,000. Beginning on the 1st day of the nextmonth followingdeliveryof the fitness equipment, youmustbegin paying rent equalto 1.5% of the total MSRP of your Initial Equipment Package, which will range from $352 to $1,963 per month if you are opening an Aira FitnessBusinessthat will operate from a FitnessCenter, and will range from $207 to $597 per month if you are opening an Aira Fitness Business that will operate from a Pod, depending on
the total MSRP of your equipment selection. We estimate you will make between one and two lease payments prior to opening for business. Deposits, rent, and freight and delivery costs under the Fitness Equipment Lease are not refundable under any circumstances.
Exterior Signage
You must purchase exterior signage from our affiliate, Pure Gym Equipment LLC. Currently, our affiliate is the only approved supplier for exterior signage.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 15–18)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to either purchase or lease the Initial Fitness Equipment Package. This package must be acquired from Aira Fitness's affiliate, Pure Gym Equipment LLC, which is currently the only approved supplier.
The cost of purchasing the Initial Fitness Equipment Package varies depending on whether the Aira Fitness Business operates from a Fitness Center or a Pod. For a Fitness Center, the purchase price ranges from $23,485 to $130,165, while for a Pod, it ranges from $13,790 to $39,800. If a franchisee chooses to purchase, they must pay the full amount in cash upon signing the Initial Fitness Equipment Package Purchase Agreement and are also responsible for freight and delivery costs, which range from $1,000 to $10,000. These costs are non-refundable.
Alternatively, franchisees can lease the Initial Fitness Equipment Package from Pure Gym Equipment LLC. If leasing, a deposit is required, ranging from $8,472 to $44,359 for a Fitness Center and $5,078 to $13,930 for a Pod, depending on the equipment selection. Additionally, the franchisee is responsible for freight and delivery costs, ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Rent payments begin on the first day of the month following equipment delivery, calculated as 1.5% of the total MSRP of the Initial Equipment Package. This translates to monthly payments ranging from $352 to $1,963 for a Fitness Center and $207 to $597 for a Pod. The FDD estimates that franchisees will make one to two lease payments before opening. Deposits, rent, and freight and delivery costs under the Fitness Equipment Lease are non-refundable.