Does Body20 require franchisees and their employees to comply with training and certification requirements?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
o more than $1,000 per trainee per day. If we provide, in our sole discretion, any portion of Initial Training at your Studio, we may charge an additional fee of up to $1,000 per trainer per day, plus their travel and living expenses. You acknowledge that we have no obligation to refund any training payable fee payable pursuant to this Section 3.11, in whole or in part, for any reason.
C. Section 5.1 (Initial Training) is amended by adding the following sentence:
We may require your Required Trainees to complete Initial Training prior to the presales period or another deadline that we specify.
- D. Section 5 (Training) is amended by adding the following new Sections 5.8 and 5.9 to the end of that Section:
- 5.8 Coach Onboarding. In addition to satisfying our eligibility criteria, as stated in the Manuals, each individual who will be providing fitness coaching at the Studio must attend and successfully complete, as determined by us in our sole discretion, our coach onboarding program ("Coach Onboarding") before providing any fitness coaching at the Studio. If a fitness coach has already completed Coach Onboarding in connection with another Studio within the prior two years, that coach is not required to attend the program at that time; however, each coach is required to attend the then-current Coach Onboarding every two years. As of the Effective Date, Coach Onboarding generally comprises five days of in-person training and 15 hours of online instruction. We conduct Coach Onboarding at those locations and at those times that we determine. You must pay us our then-current fee for each fitness coach attending Coach Onboarding (the "Coach Onboarding Fee"). Currently, the Coach Onboarding Fee is $125 for each attending coach, plus up to an additional $1,000 per coach that we determine, in our sole discretion, requires supplemental training. We may increase the Coach Onboarding Fee periodically, provided that it will not exceed $500 for each coach, plus up to $2,000 for any coach requiring supplemental training.
- 5.9 Other Training and Certification Requirements. Without limiting anything in this Section 5, you must comply, and ensure that your Studio employees comply, with, within the time periods that we
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Yes, according to the 2025 Body20 Franchise Agreement, franchisees and their employees must comply with training and certification requirements. Specifically, Body20 can impose training and certification requirements in the future through the manuals or other means. Franchisees are responsible for ensuring that their employees meet these requirements within the specified time frames. This includes attending and completing a fitness certification course from an accredited program, such as the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, or the International Sports Sciences Association. Body20 may also provide this training through its online training university.
In addition to general training and certification, Body20 requires that each individual providing fitness coaching at the studio attend and successfully complete the coach onboarding program before they can provide any fitness coaching. If a coach has completed the onboarding program within the prior two years in connection with another Body20 studio, they are not required to attend the program at that time. However, each coach is required to attend the then-current Coach Onboarding every two years.
As of the effective date of the franchise agreement, the Coach Onboarding program generally comprises five days of in-person training and 15 hours of online instruction. The franchisee must pay Body20 a Coach Onboarding Fee for each fitness coach attending the program. Currently, this fee is $125 for each attending coach, with a potential additional charge of up to $1,000 per coach if Body20 determines that supplemental training is required. Body20 retains the right to increase the Coach Onboarding Fee periodically, but it will not exceed $500 for each coach, plus up to $2,000 for any coach requiring supplemental training.