Burn Boot Camp franchise
2026 filing · April 20, 2026GrowingShares sales figures
Burn Boot Camp at a glance
A fitness boot camp offering group workouts with nutrition and goal-setting support and a companion app. At the end of 2025 there were 393 Burn Boot Camp locations in the US, 386 franchised and 7 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Kline Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Cornelius, North Carolina
- Typical size
- 3,600–7,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $291K–$678K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $60,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenues for each reporting period
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty; it can rise to 3%
- Renewal fee
- $10,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Limited
- Limited protection
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 393
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 386
- Company-owned
- 7
- Change in 3 years
- +70
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 40
- Most in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia
From Kline Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 267; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Burn Boot Camp among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Burn Boot Camp | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $484,574 | Costs more than 63% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $60,000 | Higher than 88% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 393 | More than 92% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $732,444 | Lower than 53% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 1.5× | Lower than 54% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Burn Boot Camp franchise costs
Opening one Burn Boot Camp costs an estimated $291,145 to $678,003. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 1
Burn Boot Camp franchise fee
The franchise fee is $60,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 17
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenues for each reporting period. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross revenue, paid with the royalty; it can rise to 3%. |
| Transfer Fee | $12,500 |
| Renewal Fee | $10,000 |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 19
Other fees as filed, from pages 22–23. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Burn Boot Camp publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $732,444
- Median revenue
- $699,718
- Average net operating income
- $121,679
- Median net operating income
- $109,155
Yearly figures for 2025, covering franchised outlets open at least a year with complete 2025 data (307 locations). The average is about 1.5 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 78–79
SBA loans to Burn Boot Camp franchisees
Lenders approved 141 SBA-backed loans for Burn Boot Camp franchisees from 2017 to 2026, $47.3M in all: 138 7(a) loans and 3 504 loans. Of the 51 that have ended, 50 were paid in full and 1 was charged off (2%). The other 90 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Burn Boot Camp | Typical gym brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | +8.4% / +22% | +3.2% / +36% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 1.1% / 8.5% | 5.3% / 26% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 0.3% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical gym brand is the median of the 37 brands in gym franchises with three years of counts.
How Burn Boot Camp compares
Of the 92 gym franchises on this site, Burn Boot Camp is the 37th cheapest to open and the 5th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Burn Boot Camp | Typical gym brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $291K | $342K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $678K | $653K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 6.5% | 6% |
| Brand fund | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $732K | $465K | $794K |
| US locations | 393 | 17 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 53 of 92 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 92 brands in gym franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 335 (+19) | 9 | +35 | −16 |
| 2024 | 356 (+21) | 9 | +29 | −8 |
| 2025 | 386 (+30) | 7 | +34 | −4 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
Burn Boot Camp passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it isn't on the SBA Franchise Directory.
More in the guides: fitness franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 85
Where Burn Boot Camp locations are
At the end of 2025, Burn Boot Camp had locations in 40 states. The most are in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia.
- North Carolina40
- Florida39
- Georgia39
- Virginia36
- Texas23
- Wisconsin20
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 39 | 1 | 40 |
| Florida | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| Georgia | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| Virginia | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Texas | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Tennessee | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Ohio | 12 | 0 | 12 |
All 40 states
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, page 89
Who owns Burn Boot Camp?
Burn Boot Camp franchises are sold by Kline Franchising, LLC. Its ultimate parent is Burn Holdings, LLC.
From Kline Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, page 8.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on pages 14–15. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. Its chief development officer filed for personal bankruptcy in 2019, before joining it, over debts from a gym he had owned; the debts were discharged that year. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Kline Franchising, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on pages 14–15, bankruptcy on page 16
Burn Boot Camp filings
The figures on this page come from Kline Franchising, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 20, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 20, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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