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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.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
1.9 s1.2 sMay 16Oct 311.9 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20261.6 s
May 23, 20261.5 s
May 30, 20261.5 s
Jun 6, 20261.5 s
Jun 13, 20261.4 s
Jun 20, 20261.4 s
Jun 27, 20261.4 s
Jul 4, 20261.6 s
Jul 11, 20261.6 s
Jul 18, 20261.6 s
Jul 25, 20261.5 s
Aug 1, 20261.3 s
Aug 8, 20261.3 s
Aug 15, 20261.4 s
Aug 22, 20261.4 s
Aug 29, 20261.4 s
Sep 5, 20261.5 s
Sep 12, 20261.4 s
Sep 19, 20261.4 s
Sep 26, 20261.4 s
Oct 3, 20261.3 s
Oct 10, 20261.3 s
Oct 17, 20261.7 s
Oct 24, 20261.8 s
Oct 31, 20261.9 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
141 ms108 msMay 16Oct 31137 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026113 ms
May 23, 2026112 ms
May 30, 2026113 ms
Jun 6, 2026120 ms
Jun 13, 2026120 ms
Jun 20, 2026125 ms
Jun 27, 2026127 ms
Jul 4, 2026124 ms
Jul 11, 2026120 ms
Jul 18, 2026120 ms
Jul 25, 2026116 ms
Aug 1, 2026116 ms
Aug 8, 2026119 ms
Aug 15, 2026122 ms
Aug 22, 2026128 ms
Aug 29, 2026128 ms
Sep 5, 2026130 ms
Sep 12, 2026116 ms
Sep 19, 2026120 ms
Sep 26, 2026120 ms
Oct 3, 2026121 ms
Oct 10, 2026130 ms
Oct 17, 2026130 ms
Oct 24, 2026136 ms
Oct 31, 2026137 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

Full-page screenshot of xponential.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. xponential.com at 0.4 s0.4 s
  2. xponential.com at 0.8 s0.8 s
  3. xponential.com at 1.1 s1.1 s
  4. xponential.com at 1.5 s1.5 s
  5. xponential.com at 1.9 s1.9 s
  6. xponential.com at 2.3 s2.3 s
  7. xponential.com at 2.6 s2.6 s
  8. xponential.com at 3.0 s3.0 s

Speed

8 to fix59
  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    1.4 s · 359 KiB

    About 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 s

    12 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 KiB

    88 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

    59/100

    Your mobile performance score is 59. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 513 ms

    513 ms

    Google 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 KiB

    About 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 KiB

    4 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 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).

  • Legacy JavaScript

    26 KiB

    Polyfills 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.

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  • Server response: 3 ms

    3 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 3 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

8 to fix50
  • 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 s

    Your 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 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 21.5 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Speed Index: 7.7 s

    7.7 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 7.7 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Real-user LCP: 2.9 s

    2.9 s

    Real 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 ms

    Scripts 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

    0.00

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Real-user FCP: 1.0 s

    1.0 s

    Real 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 s

    The first text or image appears after 1.5 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0

    0

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

3 to fix48
  • Page weight: 4.7 MB in 143 requests

    4.7 MB

    Your 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 g

    By 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

7 to fixGoogle 8588
  • 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.

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  • 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

4 to fixGoogle 8581
  • 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

1 to fix88
  • 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

4 to fix81
  • 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.

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  • 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

3 to fixGoogle 9671
  • 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

4 to fix64
  • 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.

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  • 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

    7

    Before 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

    19

    Opening 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

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Upkeep, stack and company

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Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
Hosting
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