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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202642 issues · 87 checks
This review found 42 issues worth fixing on xponential.com, 14 of them high impact, across 87 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
72CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 113 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 112 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 125 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 124 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 122 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 128 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 121 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 137 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.4 s
0.8 s
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.3 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.4 s · 359 KiBAbout 359 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.1 s12 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.1 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
350 ms · 720 KiB88 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (720 KiB).
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Facebook and Hubspot and others), adding 1.2 MB and 889 ms of main-thread time.
Mobile performance score: 59
59/100Your mobile performance score is 59. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Google Tag Manager adds 513 ms
513 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 513 ms of main-thread work and 666 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 16 KiBAbout 16 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 2.1 s
A phone's processor spends 2.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 944 ms of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Improve image delivery
200 ms · 175 KiB4 images could be 175 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
10 long tasks on the main thread
10 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 145 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Legacy JavaScript
26 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 26 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 3 ms
3 msYour server sent the HTML in 3 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Largest Contentful Paint: 16.3 s
16.3 sYour largest element takes 16.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Time to Interactive: 21.5 s
21.5 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 21.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 7.7 s
7.7 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user LCP: 2.9 s
2.9 sReal visitors wait 2.9 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Tap response (INP) got 21% slower for real visitors
+21%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 113 ms to 137 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Total Blocking Time: 348 ms
348 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 348 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
21 images without width and height
21 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) got 13% slower for real visitors
+13%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.6 s to 1.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.0 s
1.0 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.0 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 1.5 s
1.5 sThe first text or image appears after 1.5 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.7 MB in 143 requests
4.7 MBYour homepage downloads 4.7 MB in 143 requests on a phone: images 3.2 MB (58), scripts 1.2 MB (39) and other files 185 KiB (28). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image over 500 KB
mobile-press-1.svg weighs 897 KiB. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.
9 images below the first screen load straight away
9 images further down the page (1.8 MB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.3 g of CO₂ per visit
1.34 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.34 g of CO₂e: 160.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Scrollable region must have keyboard access (3 elements)
Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
<html> element must have a lang attribute (1 element)
<html> element must have a lang attribute: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
4 images without alt text
4 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (26 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 26 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
No page language
The <html> element has no lang attribute, so screen readers may read the page in the wrong voice and accent.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
1 checks passed
36 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 43 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 36 passed and 7 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
3 links with vague text
3 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
26 internal links, 13 external
The homepage links to 26 pages on xponential.com and 13 external pages.
5 checks passed
Meta description: 157 characters
Your meta description is 157 characters: “Xponential Fitness is the largest fitness franchise group of boutique fitness brands across verticals including Pilates…”.
Title: 46 characters
Your title is a healthy 46 characters: “Xponential Fitness | Join Our Franchise Family”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.xponential.com/.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.xponential.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.xponential.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
2 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (241 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 pages share a title
https://www.xponential.com/privacy-policy and https://www.xponential.com/privacy_choices all use the title “Privacy Policy | Xponential”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
1 page without a meta description
https://www.xponential.com/newsroom-company-info has no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.
8 pages share a meta description
https://www.xponential.com/our-brands, https://www.xponential.com/franchising, https://www.xponential.com/careers, https://www.xponential.com/terms-of-use and https://www.xponential.com/privacy-policy use the same meta description. A description written for each page earns more clicks.
4 pages without an H1
https://www.xponential.com/about-us, https://www.xponential.com/contact, https://www.xponential.com/terms-of-use and https://www.xponential.com/privacy_choices have no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
3 pages with very little text
https://www.xponential.com/newsroom-media-kit, https://www.xponential.com/contact and https://www.xponential.com/privacy_choices have under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage and read each the way a search engine does.
4 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
5 broken images
5 images failed to load on a phone, for example https://www.xponential.com/.
17 small tap targets
17 of 22 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 297 words of copy
The homepage carries about 297 words of visible text.
3 checks passed
4 calls to action
The homepage has 4 calls to action, for example “Inquire to Franchise >” and “Contact Us”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 28 testimonial or review blocks, 32 customer or partner logos and a star rating.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.
Privacy and tracking
7 trackers load before any consent
7Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Amplitude, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and HubSpot and 2 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (HubSpot cookie banner) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
19 cookies set on arrival
19Opening the homepage sets 19 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
33 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 33 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: HubSpot cookie banner
A consent management tool (HubSpot cookie banner) loads with the page.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at xponential.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
- The footer still says © 2025.
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- HubSpot
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