SBA Loans for Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
SBA has approved 20,183 7(a) loans worth $6.3B to Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 3% versus the prior decade.
- 20,183
- 7(a) loans
- $6.3B
- Approved dollars
- $314,474
- Average loan size
- #8
- Rank among industries
- -3%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.1%
- Active-loan distress
- 34%
- Franchise-branded
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers is the #8 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 20,183 such loans worth $6.3B, averaging $314,474 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 3% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 12.1% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.