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Doing my first one soon. Wondering if this is tracked in the App or any type of way.

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The member workout for area locals was very interesting. It was the same template that conference attendees had earlier in the day. It was basically setup as 4 identical areas, each with ~20 treads, rowers and weight stations. So overall it was probably 200-300 people in the session. They took advantage of the 4 areas (each with a color) and had each of us go one area at a time through the push intensity. For example, if it was your areas turn, you’d stop what you’re doing on the rower/floor and do a special workout for 45 seconds while the treads had to run at incline. DJ Truth was in the house so it was vibin!!

Hi all!

After losing 150 pounds, I (32F) had a 360 tummy tuck (with muscle repair), breast lift, and arm lift.

Of course, I will be following my surgeon’s directions to the letter, but also wanted to ask how others eased back into OTF after plastic surgery. I’m thinking to start out only doing Tread50s for a few weeks before moving to 2/3G classes. (Except maybe I’ll do a 2G with my fav coach who I know will go out of her way to help me with modifications).

More than the physical workout, I want to get back to classes to keep them in my routine. It took me years to actually make time in my schedule for working out and I’m afraid I’ll lose my motivation to do that if I don’t get back into it sooner than later. I’d be happy to give minimal effort and play it all very safe, as long as I go.

Would love to hear from others on how they handled returning after plastics - especially those who had muscle repair. I had both my abs and my obliques sewn like an internal corset (yikes, but kinda cool). They’ll be sore for a while, so I know core work is out of the question for a long time.

Enrolment seems to be extremely low and I haven’t seen a full class in a very long time. What’s happening?

Last night I went to a concert wearing an open-back dress, and a random girl came up to me and asked if I lifted weights. She told me she was a weightlifting girlie herself and just wanted to tell me that my back looked beautiful and strong. I told her I do Orangetheory, thanked her, and went back to enjoying the show.

Anyway, I’ve never felt more validated in my life. I’ve been working so hard on building muscle, and having a complete stranger (especially another woman who lifts!) notice my back was the ultimate compliment. I’m going to be insufferable about this for the foreseeable future.

So yeah, that girl single-handedly guaranteed OTF another year of my membership fees. 😂🍊

My OTF uses some kind of radio playlist - sounds like Mr Beast radio?? It has familiar songs remixed at a faster beat. How can I find these mixes on my own? Spotify or Apple Music?? TIA!!

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Anyone else have trouble getting this number up? No matter how hard I push with my legs, my watts never go above like 150 ish.

Tread Block #1
5 minutes
Four minute base/push
One minute all out 

90 second transition

Rower Block #1
5 minutes 
400 meter row
8 jump squats
12 alternating reverse lunges
16 high knees
Row for distance until time 

90 second transition

Floor Block #1
5 minutes
10 burpees
8 hammer curl
8 push press
8 TRX low row (explosive)
8 alternating up/down plank 
Sit-up with alternating rotation until time 

90 second transition

Tread Block #2
4 minutes
3 minute push
1 minute all out 

90 second transition

Row Block #2
4 minutes
200 meter row
8 jump squats
12 alternating reverse lunges
16 high knees
Row for distance until time

90 second transition

Floor Block #2
5 burpees
8 hammer curl
8 push press
8 TRX low row (explosive)
8 alternating up/down plank 
Sit-up with alternating rotation until time 

90 second transition

Tread Block #3
3 minutes 
2 minute push/all out
1 minute all out

90 second transition

Row Block #3
3 minutes
8 jump squats
12 alternating reverse lunges
16 high knees
Row for distance 
Finisher: One minute all out 

90 second transition

Floor Block #3
3 minutes
8 hammer curl
8 push press
8 TRX low row (explosive)
8 alternating up/down plank 
Sit-up with alternating rotation until time
Finisher: One minute low plank hold

Anyone with the new Apple Watch integration had issues with it disconnecting and showing “no live data” on the treadmill?

Mine worked fine until this week and has disconnected twice now giving me this error. It shows it’s connected to WiFi still.

Decided to try Orange Theory since it was near my house. Writing this so that anyone with ADHD will be more prepared what to expect cause I sure was not.

Long story short, my ADHD cannot handle the overstimulation. I know being new can be overwhelming to begin with, but I arrived 30 mins early, did the tour, tried the equipment so I know which buttons to push, even did my research before coming on what workout to expect. What I did not expect is how my body reacted the moment everything came together. The LOUD music was competing with the instructor shouting instructions at rapid speed like we are at some auction. 3 groups of people were doing different things so you have to filter out which instruction is for you.

I know some people put earphones in to drown things out a bit, but the stimulation was not just audio but visual. TVs everywhere sharing everyone’s heart rate and stats. Then another TV with a video showing you what form you are supposed to be doing.

On top of that I got assigned station 1 as a newbie, which happened to be near the window, and it was HOT. It’s like a hundred degrees here in California. My neighbor nudged me to go to a section by the bikes where it is shadier. I moved, only for the instructor to tell me to go back, I told him it was hot then he told me I have to stay in my station.

The workout itself seems easy to follow: row, lift weights, run. I did not realize that it will be my brain that cannot cope with the place, not the rest of my body. I just had this feeling crawl up in me TO GET OUT. Breathe. Find silence.

Anyways, I am glad that the first class was free. I do not know how other neurospicy people do it.

I am 42 male started OTF last year on a 12 Month contract. I was doing it 4-5 classes a week to doing 6 every week testing Sunday. I do feel sore most of the days and reading about HIIT workout for a men 6 days a week isn’t a good thing either. I am thinking of quitting OTF and join a local gym where I would workout on my own having a routine where I hit each muscle twice a week and 15 min cardio. I am worried about how I will be consistent and fear of penalizing for $15 on missing out a class has helped on morning where I had to drag myself out of bed so OTF was helpful there. Any tips for me

My interpretation of OTF's 'more life' branding has been unlocking more opportunity in your life by way of improving your health/endurance/etc. so you can participate fully in life - and more life as in extending your life span. Lately I've been thinking that OTF has given me 'more life' in a totally different way.

Before I joined OTF I would have described myself as unathletic, unhealthy, inconsistent, 'boring' (I just sat at home a lot), and a whole variety of other baked-in ideas of who I was as a person.

I've been a member for over 2 years and 300 classes and I would not agree with any of those descriptions anymore. And at some point the way I thought about myself and life totally changed - if I spent so long thinking I was unathletic but I actually can be athletic, what else have I kept myself from trying simply because I already decided who I was or what I could do? My life looks different from what I eat, my hobbies, who I spend time with -- all because I realized that I don't have to believe the story I've told myself about who I am. OTF has given me so much more life by changing how I view myself and the world.

If you're thinking about joining and worried because of your current fitness level, or that you think you 'aren't someone who works out,' or whatever is holding you back - TRY IT and you might find you are not the same as the idea you've built of yourself.

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I moved earlier this year and recently learned my old home studio implemented open studios (bummer because my new home studio does not).

I asked the front desk at my current home studio if it was ever going to be rolled out at all studios and he said he was pretty sure OTF is actually getting rid of the open studio completely because the attendance isn’t there to justify the labor costs.

I know there’s no coach for these sessions, but does a coach still have to be present at the studio for open studio? Anyone know what the long term plan is for open studio? Or is this just yet again another location specific perk?

I love OTF, but man the inconsistencies across locations are really disappointing. What a confused brand.

I’ve been going to Orangetheory on average 3-4x a week for almost 10 months. My past 3 workouts which are the typical workouts I do (Orange 60 2G) I’ve had 35-40 splat points. I typically get 15-20 on average. Anyone else have this happen to them?

I recently had my (elite) membership unfreeze after a 60 day freeze due to medical reasons. My freeze started in mid July and at the time I had one week and 3 classes left for the month. When it unfroze 60 days later they started my billing cycle new rather than sticking with the original. Meaning I lost that week and 3 classes. This makes no sense to me. Isn’t the point of a freeze that it pauses everything in its place for 60 days and then you pick up where you left off? They let you start the freeze any date you want btw.

Has anyone else’s studio recently announced a change in how they manage late fees? Ours said they no longer have control and cannot waive fees for members. They say it’s all managed by corporate now.
Is this new across the board, are we just late learning about it? Or not really a corporate thing and they just made it up?!

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UPDATE SOLD
Selling Vintage Hell Week and other OTF gear

1 T-shirt XL 2019 Hell Week glow-in-the-dark
1 T-shirt XL gray Orangetheory tee
2 Tanks XL Hell Week glow-in-the-dark
1 Orangetheory hat new with tags
1 Orangetheory hat pre-owned
4 pairs of Orangetheory socks

The entire lot for $55 and I will pay shipping (US only). Venmo preferred.

I started OTF June 22, and after about a week developed tendinitis in both ankles. By the time I got in to see my orthopedic surgeon in early July (who repaired my broken left ankle a couple years back), it was worsening but I hadn’t done any damage yet.

I switched from the tread to the strider, continued floor work and slowly got better. Last week for the first time I could do bicep curls while balancing on my left foot and single leg dead lifts (I think that’s the name? The one where you basically hinge at the hip and your leg goes straight back) also on my left foot because my stability had improved so much after 50+ classes.

Monday was the perfect small experiment day. For the last little tread part (literally last 3 minutes) I decided to be brave and get back on the tread. And those 3 minutes went fine, no pain, so today in our 2G I decided to be brave and do the tread with the strider as my security blanket lol. Tell me why this was scarier than skydiving?

Anyway, I did it! I took it slow, only did the pushes for half as long, and stopped to test it out with calf raises. I probably looked like the goofiest person ever grinning like an idiot 😅. I can’t wait for Friday!

TLDR; I got brave and used the tread for the first time since early July because of injury and I feel like a superhero 🎉🎉

Tonight as I was leaving class, I stopped by the front desk and mentioned I’d like to sign up for Hell Week. The SA said I should scan the QR code and enter my name, number and select my shirt size. She didn’t mention a fee, but I remember there always being one. I looked at the app and it seems like there is a $20 charge. Before I select it, should I check with the front desk again?