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F45 Training: how its 34 SBA loans actually performed

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers · 241 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 88 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run above the SBA-wide average

3 of 34 seasoned SBA loans charged off — 8.8%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
241
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
34
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
charged off within 7 years
8.8%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$255k
$92k–$460k
See the 3 charged-off loans behind this number — every one, straight from the federal recordShow list ↓Hide list ↑
BusinessLocationCharged offSBA loss
Team Huber LLCKing Of Prussia, PA2022$265,974
808 Fitness, LLCRound Rock, TX2024$184,420
822 Fitness Solutions LLCDallas, TX2023$102,531

Each row above is an SBA 7(a) loan tied to this brand, charged off (defaulted) within seven years of approval — a few businesses appear more than once. Names, cities and loss amounts are exactly as they appear in the SBA’s FOIA release of 2026-06-30; street addresses are omitted by choice. Count them: there are 3 loans.

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
F45 Training
8.8%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Franchise disclosure documents are not required to tell you how many owners failed. This is computed from the federal record of every SBA loan made to this brand, so it is the outcome, not the pitch.

Source SBA 7(a) FOIA, franchise field Released 2026-06-30 Sample 34 loans at least 7 years old Method counted by loan — one loan is one owner — grouped by year approved

When owners got into trouble

share of failures by year
Year 2
5%
Year 3
10%
Year 4
37%
Year 5
5%
Year 6+
42%

Failures usually cluster once the opening cash is spent and the first rent increase lands. Plan working capital for that window, not for month one.

Who still lends on it

last two fiscal years
LenderUnits funded
Locality Bank3
FWBank3
U.S. Bank, National Association1
Mission Bank1
First National Bank of Pennsylvania1

Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate, and a harder time if the first bank declines.

Each year's owners, as they aged

cumulative % of loan dollars charged off
OpenedYr 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5Yr 6Yr 7Yr 8Yr 9Yr 10
20180.00.00.00.04.24.28.8···
20190.00.00.97.47.49.0····
20200.00.00.00.00.0·····
20210.00.00.02.9······
20230.02.6········
0%
12%+▨ too recent to know

Each row is one year's crop of new owners. Read across to watch them age; read down a column to compare different years at the same point in their life. Blank cells are simply too recent to know.

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Before you sign anything

This page tells you how past owners fared with SBA debt. It does not tell you whether this brand suits you, what the territory looks like, or how the franchisor behaves. Ask for Item 19, talk to at least five current franchisees and two who left, and run your own numbers.

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Common questions

What percentage of F45 Training franchises default on their SBA loans?

Of the 34 F45 Training SBA 7(a) loans old enough to judge, 38.8% — were charged off within seven years. That is well above the roughly 5.7% average across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is F45 Training a good franchise to buy with an SBA loan?

This page can only tell you how F45 Training's SBA loans have performed, not whether it will work for you. A high default rate does not by itself mean a bad business — it usually means one that has been harder to finance profitably, which changes what a lender will offer you. F45 Training's 8.8% is well above the ~5.7% norm. Weigh it against the franchise disclosure document and your own numbers before deciding.

How much have lenders lost on F45 Training SBA loans?

Across the seasoned F45 Training loans in the federal record, 3 were charged off, with about $552,925 in SBA losses in total. Every one of those businesses is listed by name on this page — see the 3 that defaulted.