What is the Preliminary Designated Area for an Aira Fitness franchise?
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.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Preliminary Designated Area is the general location where the franchisee intends to secure a site for their Aira Fitness Business. If a Preliminary Designated Area is specified on the Summary Page, Aira Fitness will not grant anyone else the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business in that area for 90 days from the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement.
Once the Authorized Location (the specific site of the Aira Fitness Business) has been identified, Aira Fitness will define a Designated Area around it, which should be substantially the same as the Preliminary Designated Area in terms of size, shape, and demographics. However, if the Authorized Location is not within the Preliminary Designated Area, Aira Fitness will define the Designated Area based on its current criteria for size, demographics, and topographical features.
If the Designated Area is not identified as of the date of the Franchise Agreement, Aira Fitness will determine the Designated Area when the franchisee signs the lease for the Authorized Location. The Designated Area will be an area of up to 3 driving miles from the Authorized Location, as determined by Aira Fitness in its sole judgment after reviewing relevant factors. The Designated Area may overlap with other Aira Fitness Businesses, in which case each business is permitted to market and solicit for members in the overlapping areas. Once identified, the Designated Area is fixed for the initial term of the Franchise Agreement unless the franchisee relocates or upon renewal or transfer.
Certain locations, termed "Special Sites," are excluded from the Designated Area, allowing Aira Fitness to develop, license, or franchise businesses within these locations. These Special Sites include military bases, public transportation facilities, sports facilities, student unions, hotels/resorts, apartment/condominium complexes, and corporate office buildings or office parks. Aira Fitness also retains the right to develop and operate Aira Fitness Businesses outside the Designated Area, regardless of their proximity or potential negative impact on the franchisee's business.