Profitable Fitness Machine Repair Biz with Recurring Revenue
Fitness Machine Technicians franchise for sale in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
List Price: $275,000 USD
Key Facts
Annual Gross Revenue
$396,227 USD
Cash Flow (SDE)
$100,000 – $150,000
Seasonal Business
No
Value of Inventory
Less than $25,000
Value of Assets
$0
Year Established
2018
Business Operates From
My home
Location Is
N/A
Approx. Monthly Rent
N/A
Total Employees
Less than 10
1–3 MonthsTransition
Support
SomewhatPrice/Terms
Flexibility
NoneSeller financing Available
Full-timeOwner
Involvement
About this Business
Strong Team! 4.9 Star Rating!
This profitable home-based franchise of Fitness Machine Technicians delivers specialized repair and maintenance services in a fast-growing niche with little local competition. With strong demand from gyms, schools, hotels, apartments, and manufacturers, this is a rare opportunity to step into a service business that’s both stable and scalable.
The business operates across Southeast Michigan and generated $396K in revenue and $115K in cash flow over the trailing 12 months. Backed by two full-time certified master technicians and a part-time admin, the owners work a combined 40 hours a week. With a 4.9-star Google rating on over 80 reviews, the brand is known for quality, reliability, and long-term client relationships.
Revenue comes from commercial contracts, residential service, and warranty work for national fitness equipment brands. The business has grown consistently through referrals and basic online presence, without paid advertising! A new owner should have a goal of doubling the business within 2 years by activating franchise marketing programs, adding techs, and pursuing the commercial and warranty clients currently going unserved.
Fitness Machine repair & maintenance is a high-demand, low-competition service with room to grow in every direction. Inventory is included; vehicles are available separately. The current owners have built a strong foundation—now it’s ready for the next phase of growth.
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Growth opportunities
The fitness equipment repair and maintenance industry is part of the $16.2B fitness equipment market, projected to exceed $20B by 2025. Growth is driven by the rise of home gyms, corporate wellness, and high-traffic fitness centers with complex machines requiring regular service. With national manufacturer partnerships and certified technicians, this franchise is well positioned to meet increasing demand and generate recurring revenue. This franchise location is poised for growth due to rising demand from schools, apartment complexes, municipal gyms, and commercial fitness centers across Southeast Michigan. Opportunities include activating untapped marketing programs, expanding warranty relationships with national brands, and building a larger technician team. With all three service lines—warranty, commercial, and residential—underutilized, the business has clear potential to double in size.
Owner's Day-to-Day Involvement
Owner operator overseeing 2 master technicians, admin, and doing sales, scheduling, financials, and other management responsibilities.
Franchise Accolades & Awards
The franchisor has earned notable industry recognition, including rankings acknowledging its innovation, affordability, and growing appeal among franchise investors.
Additional Info
Comprehensive training covers operations, customer service, & technician certification across major equipment brands. Ongoing support includes business coaching, marketing tools, and operational guidance. Franchisees also gain access to a robust field service platform, national account programs, and exclusive manufacturer partnerships to support growth and efficiency.
Inventory Description
$1,000 Inventory included in asking price
Why I Love My Franchise
Being your own boss while having the brand supported by our corporate office. Including marketing, training, and sales.
About Fitness Machine Technicians
Fitness Machine Technicians (FMT) is a home-based service franchise built around the repair, preventive maintenance, and assembly of commercial and residential exercise equipment. Technicians service treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, strength machines, and stair climbers across major manufacturers including Life Fitness, Precor, Matrix, Technogym, and Cybex. The brand was founded in 2011 and began franchising in 2012.
Its customers span health clubs, hotels, apartment and condominium communities, universities, corporate gyms, and medical and physical-therapy facilities, alongside homeowners with personal equipment. FMT runs a mobile, territory-based model with no storefront, combining one-off repairs with monthly, bimonthly, and quarterly preventive-maintenance contracts and national OEM service agreements.
The network operates across the United States and Canada under a single set of certified service standards. Owners typically launch lean with one technician and grow the team as recurring contracts build, positioning FMT as a specialized niche service business in a category with limited direct franchise competition.
Franchisee Support
Incoming owners complete 15-17 hours of virtual classroom training plus 80 hours of hands-on training at the brand's training facility, guided by a proprietary operating playbook. Ongoing support covers vendor-network relationships for parts, technology and systems support, one-on-one coaching with a business consultant, educational webinars and open office hours, marketing playbooks, annual franchisee conferences, and assistance recruiting service technicians. Resale buyers should confirm with FMT what transfer training and system access carry over to a new owner and the certification status of inherited technicians.
Brand Accolades & Awards
Fitness Machine Technicians has been ranked multiple times in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 (including #208 in 2021 and #291 in 2022, with a further listing in 2023) and recognized on Entrepreneur's Fastest-Growing and Top Home-Based Franchises lists. Its long-tenured commercial accounts, including clients served for more than 20 years, and certifications across major equipment manufacturers reinforce its credibility. For resale buyers, brand recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews, referral sources, and commercial account relationships.
Industry / Market
The North America home fitness equipment market was valued at USD 4.52 billion in 2025 (Mordor Intelligence), and the large installed base across commercial gyms, hotels, multifamily housing, and home gyms drives steady demand for repair and preventive maintenance. Equipment downtime carries direct cost for commercial operators, supporting recurring service relationships. For resale buyers, maintenance-led demand tends to be less cyclical than new-equipment sales, though local strength depends on the density of commercial accounts and home-gym ownership within the territory.
Ideal Owner
The model suits hands-on, process-driven operators comfortable managing a mobile service team and coordinating schedules across a territory. Mechanical aptitude helps, but the owner's core role is sales, customer relationships, and recruiting and managing certified technicians rather than performing every repair personally. Strong B2B communication matters for winning and keeping commercial contracts with gyms, hotels, universities, and property managers. No fitness-industry background is required, though comfort with equipment and dependable local service delivery is important.