What are the on-premises management requirements for an Aira Fitness Business, specifically regarding the Principal or general manager?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
member administration are for the benefit of the brand and uniformity in the System and not to exercise control over your business.
7. TRAINING, PERSONNEL AND SUPERVISION STANDARDS
- A. Supervision. You must insure that the Aira Fitness Business is operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Your Principal or a general manager must devote full time and best efforts to the onpremises management of the Aira Fitness Business. If you employ a general manager to manage the Aira Fitness Business, he or she must attend and successfully complete all required training, as listed in Sections 7.B and C.
- B. Training. You must, at your expense, comply with all of the training requirements we prescribe for the Aira
Fitness Business to be developed under this Agreement. If you employ a general manager, he or she also must comply with all training requirements. Specifically, prior to opening, you must attend our initial training program and complete the training to our satisfaction. In the event you are given notice of default as described in Sections 14.A and B and the default relates, in whole or in part, to your failure to meet any operational standards, we have the right to require as a condition of curing the default that you, at your expense, comply with the additional training requirements we prescribe.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Aira Fitness Business must be managed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Franchise Agreement. Either the franchisee's Principal or a general manager must devote their full time and best efforts to the on-premises management of the Aira Fitness Business.
The Principal is defined as an owner of the franchisee entity holding a majority ownership interest. The Principal must successfully complete Aira Fitness's initial training program and have the authority to make decisions and bind the franchisee in agreements with Aira Fitness. The Principal can also serve as the general manager, providing direct, full-time, on-site supervision.
If the franchisee employs a general manager, that individual must also attend and successfully complete all required training programs. Under no circumstances can the Aira Fitness Business's operations be managed regularly by someone who has not completed the necessary training to Aira Fitness's satisfaction. Franchisees must immediately notify Aira Fitness of any change in the Principal and ensure the new Principal attends the initial training program.