Where is the Initial Training for Body20 franchisees held?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Initial Retail Inventory Kit will vary based on the distance between our distribution center and your Studio.
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- Travel and Related Expenses During Initial Training. This estimate is for the cost of two people to attend three days of Initial Training in Newport Beach, California. You are responsible for the travel and living expenses, wages, and other expenses incurred by your trainees during Initial Training. The actual cost will depend on your point of origin, method of travel, class of accommodations, and dining choices. In addition, if we elect, in our discretion, to provide Initial Training to your Required Trainees at your Studio, you must pay us an additional training fee of up to $1,000 (currently, $500) per trainer per day, and you will be responsible for the travel and living expenses of our trainer(s). Consequently, your Initial Training costs may be higher.
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- Security Deposits for Utilities. This estimate includes deposits on utilities required to open the Studio. These amounts will vary based on your location and the terms of your lease.
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- Rent and Security Deposit.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 26–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, initial training for franchisees takes place in Newport Beach, California. The FDD states that the estimated cost for two people to attend three days of Initial Training in Newport Beach, California is between $1,000 and $6,000. This estimate covers travel and related expenses.
However, Body20 may elect to provide Initial Training to the franchisee's Required Trainees at the franchisee's studio. If this occurs, the franchisee must pay Body20 an additional training fee of up to $1,000 (currently, $500) per trainer per day, and the franchisee will be responsible for the travel and living expenses of Body20's trainer(s).
In addition to the initial training for franchisees, each fitness coach will spend five days at a Studio for the in-person portion and complete 15 hours of online instruction to complete Coach Onboarding. If there is not another Studio in the coach's market, the franchisee will be responsible for the traveling and living expenses of their fitness coaches while attending Coach Onboarding at an out-of-market Studio.