Can Body20 require additional training programs beyond the initial training for Required Trainees?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
est, conduct the in-person portion of Coach Onboarding at your Studio, you must us an additional training fee of $1,000 per trainer per day and reimburse us for the travel and living expenses of our trainers.
Additional Training. We may periodically conduct mandatory or optional training programs for your Required Trainees and/or your employees at our office or another location that we designate. There will be no charge for training programs that we require you or your employees to attend (other than third-party training or certification programs that we require your fitness coaches and other employees to complete and the Initial Training and Instructor Onboarding discussed above) but we may charge you a reasonable fee for optional training programs. We may provide additional training in person or via recorded media, teleconference, videoconference, the Internet, webinar, or any other means, as we determine. We may require your Required Trainees or employees to satisfactorily complete any additional training programs that we specify. We may require your Required Trainees to participate in up to five days of refresher or advanced training each year.
If, in our sole judgment, you fail to maintain the quality and service standards set forth in the Manuals, we may, in addition to all of our other rights and remedies, assign trainers to the Studio to retrain Studio employees and restore service levels and/or require you or your employees to repeat Initial Training or attend additional training programs at a location that we designate. We may charge a fee of up to $1,000 per trainer per day, plus their travel and living expenses, for each trainer assigned to your Studio and any remedial training.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD page 55)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Body20 may conduct mandatory or optional training programs for franchisees' Required Trainees and/or employees at a location Body20 designates. There is no charge for mandatory training programs, except for the Initial Training program, fees specified in Appendix A, and third-party training or certification programs. Body20 may charge a reasonable fee for optional training programs, but this fee will not exceed $3,000 per attendee per program.
Body20 may provide additional training in person or via recorded media, teleconference, videoconference, the Internet, webinar, or any other means. Body20 may require franchisees' Required Trainees or employees to satisfactorily complete any additional training programs that Body20 specifies. Body20 may also require Required Trainees to participate in up to five days of refresher or advanced training each year.
If a franchisee fails to maintain Body20's quality and service standards, Body20 may assign trainers to the studio to retrain studio employees, require the franchisee or their employees to repeat Initial Training, or attend additional training programs. Body20 may charge a fee of up to $1,000 per trainer per day for each trainer assigned to the studio and any remedial training. Franchisees are responsible for training their other employees, including subsequent Designated Managers, in accordance with Body20's standards and training programs.