Last Updated on August 1, 2012 by DeanR
My Gym Children’s Fitness Center Franchise Information
My Gym Children’s Fitness Center is a franchise for a business providing a facility for children’s early learning and fitness programs.
It was founded in 1983 by William Caplin and Yacov & Susi Sherman. The first two locations were opened in Vany Nuys and Santa Monica, California. The founders have experiences in the field of dance, sports, kinesiology, early childhood development, and gymnastics. The program and facility was designed to give children the space to be active in various physical education classes to help them gain self-esteem and social skills. Cory Bertisch and Monique Vranesh purchased the Van Nuys location in 1989. They are graduates of University of California at Santa Barbara and they felt an immediate success with the My Gym business.
Together with the original founders, they started developing the programs even more. They refined the systems and operation as well as their custom-made equipment. In 1995, they established the My Gym Enterprises or MGE which became responsible for franchising the company worldwide. They now have 158 locations in the United States, three in Canada, and 41 locations in other countries.
What classes do they offer at a My Gym Children’s Fitness Center?
For Parent Participation Gym Classes, they have it available for 6 weeks old up to three and one fourth years old and divided into age groups namely Little Bundles, Tiny Tikes, Waddlers, Gymsters, and Terrific Tots. For Independent Gym Classes, they have it for three and one fourth years old up to 13 years old and divided into groups namely Mighty Mites, Whiz Kids, Champions, and Cardio Kids. For Karate and Martial Arts Training, they focus on discipline, respect, concentration, self-control, and goal setting.
My Gym Art is all about sponge painting, brush painting, cutting, sculpting, and pasting to help them develop fine motor skills. They also offer the Parent’s Night Out program which gives the parents a chance to enjoy the night without the kids and at the same time, let them have fun and games with their favourite teachers at My Gym. The Camp has different themes every day and they have options on paying by the day, multi-day or even get sibling discounts. Other services include Free Play, Fit and Fun Day, All Star Sports Program, and My Gym Mobile.
Cost and requirements on running a My Gym Children’s Fitness Center franchise
You need to have a total liquid asset of at least $35,000 to $50,000. Expect to be investing $34,000 to $229,000. The cost of the My Gym Children’s Fitness Center franchise fee is $25,000 to $55,000 with an on-going royalty fee of 6%. This is for a renewable 12 year term agreement. You will need about six to 10 employees to run one location. This franchise can be run from home. They allow multi-unit ownership and absentee ownership.
What is included in the franchise package?
There will be 21 days training at the headquarters and on-going training as needed. You will be receiving newsletters and a toll free phone number. You will be given access to the internet and assistance at the grand opening. Expect to be attending meetings and receiving occasional field evaluations. For marketing support, there will be ad slicks, co-op advertising, and regional advertising.
My Gym Children’s Fitness Center Contact Details
You may reach them at:
Address: 15300 Ventura Blvd., #414 Sherman Oaks, California 91403
Phone: (800)469-4967