Real Hot Yoga franchise
2022 filing · April 25, 2022Shares sales figures
Real Hot Yoga at a glance
A hot yoga studio offering heated yoga classes. At the end of 2021 there were 1 Real Hot Yoga locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $224K–$385K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $49,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 7%
- 7% of gross revenues, paid monthly, plus 1% to the national advertising fund and local advertising of $500 a month or 2%, whichever is more
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
From Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Real Hot Yoga among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Real Hot Yoga | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $304,450 | Costs less than 56% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,000 | Higher than 62% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Real Hot Yoga franchise costs
Opening one Real Hot Yoga costs an estimated $223,800 to $385,100. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC, 2022 filing, page 18
Real Hot Yoga franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC, 2022 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% of gross revenues, paid monthly, plus 1% to the national advertising fund and local advertising of $500 a month or 2%, whichever is more. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC, 2022 filing, page 10
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Real Hot Yoga publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC, 2022 filing, page 56
SBA loans to Real Hot Yoga franchisees
Lenders approved 6 SBA 7(a) loans for Real Hot Yoga franchisees from 2023 to 2025, $1.62M in all. None has been paid off or charged off 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
How Real Hot Yoga compares
Of the 195 fitness franchises on this site, Real Hot Yoga is the 70th cheapest to open and the 170th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Real Hot Yoga | Typical fitness brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $224K | $297K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $385K | $584K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $49K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 127 of 195 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 195 brands in fitness franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: fitness franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC, 2022 filing, page 60
Who owns Real Hot Yoga?
Real Hot Yoga franchises are sold by Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC’s 2022 filing, page 6.
Real Hot Yoga filings
The figures on this page come from Real Hot Yoga Franchise, LLC’s 2022 filing, issued April 25, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | April 25, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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