Cardio Barre
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Cardio Barre has 7 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 4 lenders made 8 loans to franchisees of Cardio Barre. PeerSense calculates Cardio Barre's score as 26 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
What is the Cardio Barre franchise?
Cardio Barre is a fitness studio offering workouts that combine ballet, yoga and Pilates. Its customers are people looking for guided exercise in a studio setting.
The business belongs to the fitness and recreational sports center category.
Loan Activity Score
26/100
SBA Default Rate
50.0%
Active Lenders
4
7 locations
7
7 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Cardio Barre
8
Total SBA loans
$137K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Cardio Barre
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
50.0%
vs 7.9% peer avg
SBA Loans
8
Total Volume
$1.1M
Active Lenders
4
1 selective
States
4
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Cardio Barre based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
50.0%
42.1% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
8 loans
Across 4 lenders
Lender Diversity
4 lenders
Avg 2.0 loans per lender
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$5,176
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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