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| - I had wanted to try OTF for quite some time, and finally pulled the trigger. My initial reaction to walking through the door with all the trainers sitting around was a bit overwhelming, but everyone was welcoming and friendly. I went around 11am to fill out paperwork, get the lay of the land, and ask some questions about membership/packages. Anthony was extremely helpful answering all my questions, and I felt very comfortable for when I came back at 315 for the class.
The class itself is intense! In 54 minutes I burned 765 calories spending 22+ minutes in the orange/red zone (According to the instructor the goal is to be between 12 and 20 minutes in those zones). Anyway, back to the class...we did what's called a tornado where we rotated between the treadmill, weight room, and rowing machine with a focus on short bursts of high intensity followed by recover (i.e. HIIT). Randy, the instructor, was welcoming and helpful just like the rest of the staff I met. He was extremely motivational making sure I was getting the most out of the workout, running through the exercises more than once for me, and helping with my form.
What's also great is that the rest of the people in class become a team, and help motivate each other. At the end of the class the location manager got us all together for a class photo! It truly is a unique experience.
As of now I'm 20-25 lbs away from my goal weight so there's definitely a lot of work to do. I didn't want to commit to the month-to-month membership since I wasn't sure how many classes I could do a week so I purchased a pack of 10 classes. My plan is to go once a week (until the 10 classes are used) as a supplement to my regular gym workouts, and then reevaluate to see if I should do a monthly membership, or purchase another pack of classes.
The only negative I experienced was trying to figure out which direction to go regarding membership. I asked about price matching promotional rates for the new McCormick Ranch club, but they couldn't do that. Then I asked about the basic membership (4x/month) which is advertised on the OTF website, but that wasn't available at this location. There was a bit of a push to go with the Premier package (8x/month), but I didn't want to commit to that right now as I felt that if I didn't go 8x/month that I'd be wasting money. The process seemed kinda strange to me which is why I went with the 10 pack of classes.
Overall I had a great experience, and the entire staff is fantastic. I can't wait to do my 2nd class next Friday!
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