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And until recently, Weeks was the master franchisee for the United Kingdom. Orangetheory has nine units in England, along with an international presence in more than 25 countries. It has a global unit count of more than 1, studios, about 1, of them in the United States.

Laura leads the overall editorial direction of Franchise Times. Her special emphasis on international franchise development provides a behind-the-scenes look at franchisees operating U. She also listened to clients who were telling her that while they loved how Pilates improved their flexibility, balance and muscle tone, they wanted their workout to include a metabolic component as well.

Once again, Ellen focused on what she had, putting her formal education in physical education and physiology to good use to solve a problem. She set out to create a group metabolic workout program that people at all fitness levels could participate in and benefit from.

The training focuses on five heart rate zones and combines cardio and weights, which Ellen says provides the best metabolic workout you can get. Due to our rapid growth and a strong demand from existing franchise owners, development opportunities are limited. Last year, less than 0. Thank you for your continued interest in our brand, and we look forward to seeing you in the studio. Close Modal. Open in new Window.

Open Your Own Studio. Lightly edited for brevity and clarity. What really happened was the wife of one of my partners, who was involved in the Massage Envy franchise, she was a member and absolutely loved it. She felt this would be a great concept to franchise. Franchising sounds a little scary. But I ended up meeting with her husband, and him and his partner were very involved.

That was in , which was seven short years ago. To date, we have studios open. When you were first franchising, or even as you open more stores now, were there any surprising lessons you learned? The biggest challenge we have, just because [my partners ] are such experts in the world of franchising, is the volume.

We have grown at such a rapid pace. In seven years to have the volume of studios open, our biggest challenge is the speed of lightning that we are having to react in the sense of the demand. Many of these studios are at capacity.

That kind of demand and speed and need of our product in the fitness world is our biggest challenge. The results are just off the charts. We design the workouts at the corporate office.