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| - I was really excited when I heard that an orangetheory opening relatively close to where I live. I kind of knew about it from following some fitness youtubers, so when I saw that they had free trials, I signed up (this was back in July). The gym is finally about to open and their free trials started this week and will last until Dec 28. After that, I think their official classes start.
Description of the classes:
The classes consist of about 30 minutes on the treadmill and about 30 minutes alternating between floor exercises and the rowing machine. The class is split into two groups: half start on the treadmill, and the other start on the rowing machine. On the treadmill, you basically do interval training, alternating between a 'base' pace, a 'push' pace, and an 'all out' pace. The floor workouts are broken down into three blocks where you do some basic dumbbell workouts, some trx stuff, and abs... oh and rowing for some of it.
You're supposed to aim to be in the 'orange' zone (basically about 80-90% of your max heart rate) for some portions of the workout.
So the reasons I'm giving it 3 stars:
1. It's pricey. For unlimited sessions/month, it's $179/month -- I believe this is an 'early special' price too. For 8 sessions a month, it's $139, and for 4 sessions a month, it's $89. On top of that, you have to buy either the heart rate strap (for your chest) for $69 or a heart rate watch for $109. If you are doing this,I would recommend the heart rate chest strap -- studies show that these are much more accurate than wrist monitors, and cheaper in this case too. They don't allow you to use your personal straps. There's no contract, but they do require you to pay the first and last month upfront.
2. The workouts are quite basic. It's nice to have someone telling you when to bump up your intensity and when to back down, but these are not workouts that can't be done at any regular gym. The 'strength' portion of the workouts are really simple, basic movements (e.g. reverse lunges, shoulder presses...etc). There's nothing particularly innovative about the workouts.
3. It was pretty chaotic when I arrived, but this may be because they're just opening. We had to arrive 30 minutes earlier because it is our first class, but when I got there, the previous class hadn't finished yet, and there is very limited locker space (oh, and not all the lockers were working. So many of them didn't lock). It was really crowded in the small lobby and everyone was just standing around. You have to wait to even open your locker because it is in a corner and only a few people can use it at once. There are only 3 bathrooms and one shower, so you have to change in a bathroom, even though the floor is a bit wet. It was all a bit overwhelming to walk into.
Overall, I think these workouts could be good for people who are very much into cardio & interval training and like the group-setting . It's good if you don't want to think too much about what you are doing (i.e. don't need to set your own workout plan) and you want a full body HIIT training. If, however, you already have access to your own gym and you can make your own workout plans, I don't see it really being worth it. If I had the money and I lived closer to the gym, maybe I would go once a week or twice a week just to do some cardio, but honestly I could do this all at my own gym and save the money.
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